A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 151 km E of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands (94 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -23.8847 West, latitude -58.9249 South, depth = 10 km. Id of earthquake: us20004g40. Event ids that are associated: us20004g40. Exact time and date of earthquake 10/12/15 / 2015-12-10 12:05:15 / December 10, 2015 @ 12:05 pm UTC/GMT. The 5.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:05:15 / 10:05 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 151 km E of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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