A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 295 km NW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (183 miles) on Tuesday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 14.95 km (9 miles). Event id: us10006tvm. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006tvm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 20/09/16 / 2016-09-20 08:07:05 / September 20, 2016 @ 8:07 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 06:07:05 / 6:07 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 14.95 km, -30.4642° West, -54.7885° South.
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days sixty-nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.
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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: 295 km NW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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