A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) strikes 137 km NE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands (85 miles) on Tuesday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). The 5.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:13:27 / 4:13 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -25.0854° West, latitude -58.0508° South, depth = 35 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/08/18 / 2018-08-14 18:13:27 / August 14, 2018 @ 6:13 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000g93h. Unique identifier: us1000g93h.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 137 km NE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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