A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 29 km E of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (18 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 129.99 km (81 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:30:00 / 3:30 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 01/06/16 / 2016-06-01 17:30:00 / June 1, 2016 @ 5:30 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us20005zqy. Event ids that are associated: us20005zqy. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -26.7144 West, latitude -56.723 South, depth = 129.99 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 29 km E of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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