A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 65 km S of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (40 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 128.62 km (80 miles). Exact location, longitude -27.0759° West, latitude -57.2879° South, depth = 128.62 km. Global time and date of event 26/05/16 / 2016-05-26 16:27:42 / May 26, 2016 @ 4:27 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 14:27:42 / 2:27 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us20005zkw. Event ids that are associated: us20005zkw. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 65 km S of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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