A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 255 km NNW of Scott Island Bank, Antarctica (158 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/05/16 / 2016-05-20 04:37:54 / May 20, 2016 @ 4:37 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20005y47. Id of event: us20005y47. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 16:37:54 / 4:37 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 178.6209 East, latitude -65.1692 South, depth = 10 km.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days two 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.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 255 km NNW of Scott Island Bank, Antarctica.
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