A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 106 km ENE of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (66 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 28.4 km (18 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/05/16 / 2016-05-29 12:12:38 / May 29, 2016 @ 12:12 pm. Event id: us2000601n. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000601n. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:12:38 / 10:12 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -25.7222 West, latitude -56.2133 South, depth = 28.4 km.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days fifty-six 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. 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: 106 km ENE of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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