A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 90 km ENE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands (56 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -25.0232° West, -58.775° South, depth 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us10008rx4. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10008rx4. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/05/17 / 2017-05-08 15:02:40 / May 8, 2017 @ 3:02 pm. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:02:40 / 1:02 pm (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 90 km ENE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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