A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 61 km ENE of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (38 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000dw1g. Id of event: us1000dw1g. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 54.32 km (34 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:47:45 / 4:47 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 54.32 km, -26.312° West, -56.4439° South. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/04/18 / 2018-04-26 18:47:45 / April 26, 2018 @ 6:47 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days ninety-five 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 61 km ENE of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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