A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 12 km SW of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands (7 miles) on Saturday. Unique identifier: us1000cdri. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000cdri. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/01/18 / 2018-01-20 16:27:36 / January 20, 2018 @ 4:27 pm. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:27:36 / 2:27 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -26.6778° West, -59.1057° South.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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 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: 12 km SW of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands.
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