A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 89 km N of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (55 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 30/10/17 / 2017-10-30 06:16:26 / October 30, 2017 @ 6:16 am. Exact location of earthquake, -27.3476° West, -55.9024° South, depth 75.21 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us1000ayg9. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000ayg9. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:16:26 / 4:16 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 75.21 km (47 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 89 km N of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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