A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 118 km S of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands (73 miles) on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 12.63 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:45:10 / 12:45 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us200066ih. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us200066ih. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -26.733 West, latitude -60.0912 South, depth = 12.63 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/06/16 / 2016-06-20 14:45:10 / June 20, 2016 @ 2:45 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 118 km S of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands.
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