A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 286 km NW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (178 miles) on Sunday. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:42:13 / 11:42 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -30.8645° West, latitude -55.1495° South, depth = 10 km. Event id: us20006u7q. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20006u7q. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/08/16 / 2016-08-22 01:42:13 / August 22, 2016 @ 1:42 am. 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 eleven, in the last 10 days thirty-four, in the past 30 days thirty-four and in the last 365 days thirty-four 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 286 km NW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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