A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 294 km WNW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (183 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006fph. Id of event: us10006fph. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/08/16 / 2016-08-22 04:48:42 / August 22, 2016 @ 4:48 am. Exact location of event, longitude -31.1077 West, latitude -55.2221 South, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:48:42 / 2:48 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days twenty-nine, in the past 30 days twenty-nine and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 294 km WNW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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