A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 29 km NNE of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (18 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -27.0963° West, -56.4395° South, depth 103.85 km. The 5.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:26:43 / 5:26 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us10004xbl. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10004xbl. 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 103.85 km (65 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 14/03/16 / 2016-03-14 07:26:43 / March 14, 2016 @ 7:26 am UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 29 km NNE of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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