A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 70 km NNW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (43 miles). 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 113.93 km (71 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 09/05/16 / 2016-05-09 14:46:02 / May 9, 2016 @ 2:46 pm. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:46:02 / 12:46 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us10005g1v. Ids that are associated to the event: us10005g1v. Exact location of event, depth 113.93 km, -27.7055° West, -56.1363° South.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 70 km NNW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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