A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.7 (ml/mb) was reported 60 km NNW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (37 miles) on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 30/09/15 / 2015-09-30 16:06:52 / September 30, 2015 @ 4:06 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003j3j. Id of event: us10003j3j. Exact location of event, longitude -27.7209 West, latitude -56.2386 South, depth = 106.33 km. The 5.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:06:52 / 2:06 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 106.33 km (66 miles).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 60 km NNW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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