A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported South Georgia Island region (0 miles) on Wednesday. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:16:12 / 1:16 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us10006iy5. Unique identifier: us10006iy5. Exact time and date of earthquake 31/08/16 / 2016-08-31 03:16:12 / August 31, 2016 @ 3:16 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -31.8588 West, latitude -55.2523 South, depth = 33.42 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 33.42 km (21 miles). 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 two, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days thirty-eight and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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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