A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported South Georgia Island region (0 miles) on Saturday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/08/16 / 2016-08-27 04:33:40 / August 27, 2016 @ 4:33 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was picked up at 02:33:40 / 2:33 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006j4f. Id of event: us10006j4f. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -31.4782 West, latitude -55.2017 South, depth = 10 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days fifty-three, in the past 30 days fifty-three and in the last 365 days fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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