A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 149 km NNW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (93 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/10/15 / 2015-10-25 11:18:39 / October 25, 2015 @ 11:18 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 27.48 km (17 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -27.7383° West, -55.3887° South, depth 27.48 km. The temblor was reported at 09:18:39 / 9:18 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us200040fn. Id of event: us200040fn.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 149 km NNW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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