A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 273 km SW of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands (170 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -30.1136° West, -60.6895° South, depth 10 km. The 5.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:09:14 / 1:09 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/07/18 / 2018-07-02 03:09:14 / July 2, 2018 @ 3:09 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000ftiu. Id of event: us2000ftiu.
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 five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world.
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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. 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: 273 km SW of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands.
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