A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 150 km N of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (93 miles) on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -26.9403° West, latitude -55.358° South, depth = 26.99 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/05/16 / 2016-05-13 17:06:07 / May 13, 2016 @ 5:06 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10005iv8. Id of event: us10005iv8. The temblor was reported at 15:06:07 / 3:06 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 26.99 km (17 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days twenty-six and in the last 365 days eighty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 150 km N of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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