A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 176 km SW of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands (109 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us2000bthh. Event ids that are associated: us2000bthh. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:24:37 / 10:24 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -28.4489° West, latitude -60.2833° South, depth = 35 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 14/11/17 / 2017-11-14 00:24:37 / November 14, 2017 @ 12:24 am.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seven 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.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 176 km SW of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands.
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