A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes South Georgia Island region (0 miles) on Friday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006jpq. Id of event: us10006jpq. The temblor was picked up at 14:55:42 / 2:55 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 02/09/16 / 2016-09-02 16:55:42 / September 2, 2016 @ 4:55 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 33.25 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -31.5077 West, latitude -55.3104 South, depth = 33.25 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days fourty-six and in the last 365 days fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: South Georgia Island region.
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