A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 34 km NE of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (21 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 100.75 km (63 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/07/16 / 2016-07-23 07:44:11 / July 23, 2016 @ 7:44 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 05:44:11 / 5:44 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20006h2c. Id of event: us20006h2c. Exact location of event, depth 100.75 km, -26.7874° West, -56.4856° South.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days ninety-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
Did you feel the quake?
Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 34 km NE of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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