A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 198 km NNW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (123 miles) on Tuesday. Event id: us1000app6. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000app6. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 03/10/17 / 2017-10-03 22:21:18 / October 3, 2017 @ 10:21 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -28.7494° West, latitude -55.1421° South, depth = 10 km. The temblor was reported at 20:21:18 / 8:21 pm (local time epicenter).
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 three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. 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: 198 km NNW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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