A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 133 km NNE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands (83 miles). The temblor was detected at 20:07:37 / 8:07 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 78.89 km (49 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 06/10/16 / 2016-10-06 22:07:37 / October 6, 2016 @ 10:07 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20007dup. Id of event: us20007dup. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -25.3471 West, latitude -58.0065 South, depth = 78.89 km.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 133 km NNE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands.
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