A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 52 km SW of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands (32 miles) on Sunday. The temblor was detected at 06:44:38 / 6:44 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/04/16 / 2016-04-24 08:44:38 / April 24, 2016 @ 8:44 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude -27.1118° West, latitude -59.3929° South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us10005dni. Event ids that are associated: us10005dni.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 52 km SW of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands.
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