A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 116 km SSW of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands (72 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -27.3478 West, latitude -59.9872 South, depth = 41.85 km. Unique identifier: us10005dp0. Ids that are associated to the event: us10005dp0. 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 41.85 km (26 miles). Global time and date of event 24/04/16 / 2016-04-24 10:59:38 / April 24, 2016 @ 10:59 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 08:59:38 / 8:59 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 116 km SSW of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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