A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, Pacific-Antarctic Ridge (0 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -130.4876° West, -55.3323° South. Exact time and date of earthquake 22/08/16 / 2016-08-22 03:28:44 / August 22, 2016 @ 3:28 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly 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). All ids that are associated to the event: us20006u7r. Unique identifier: us20006u7r. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:28:44 / 6:28 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days two 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: Pacific-Antarctic Ridge.
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