A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 233 km NE of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (145 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:34:17 / 11:34 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/01/18 / 2018-01-07 01:34:17 / January 7, 2018 @ 1:34 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -24.3317 West, latitude -55.3563 South, depth = 10 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000cl9h. Unique identifier: us2000cl9h.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 233 km NE of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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