A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 144 km NNE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands (89 miles). Exact location of event, depth 35 km, -25.4427° West, -57.8682° South. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/12/17 / 2017-12-17 14:06:59 / December 17, 2017 @ 2:06 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000c5en. Unique identifier: us2000c5en. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:06:59 / 12:06 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city 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: 144 km NNE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands.
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