A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 142 km N of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (88 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/06/16 / 2016-06-05 12:11:59 / June 5, 2016 @ 12:11 pm. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:11:59 / 10:11 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 36.09 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us200063jl. Ids that are associated to the event: us200063jl. Exact location of event, depth 36.09 km, -27.3435° West, -55.4192° South.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days seventeen, in the past 30 days twenty-four and in the last 365 days ninety-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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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. 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: 142 km N of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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