A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 84 km NNW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (52 miles). Exact location, longitude -27.9424° West, latitude -56.0644° South, depth = 116.91 km. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:07:53 / 7:07 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 116.91 km (73 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 25/03/16 / 2016-03-25 21:07:53 / March 25, 2016 @ 9:07 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us20005dg3. Ids that are associated to the event: us20005dg3.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 eleven and in the last 365 days sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 84 km NNW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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