A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, South Georgia Island region (0 miles). Event id: us10006gks. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006gks. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:29:24 / 10:29 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -31.347 West, latitude -54.859 South, depth = 12.81 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 12.81 km (8 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 20/08/16 / 2016-08-20 12:29:24 / August 20, 2016 @ 12:29 pm UTC/GMT. 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 sixty-nine, in the last 10 days eighty-seven, in the past 30 days eighty-seven and in the last 365 days eighty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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