A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 110 km NNW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (68 miles). Event id: us1000g2n5. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000g2n5. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:59:09 / 7:59 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 31/07/18 / 2018-07-31 21:59:09 / July 31, 2018 @ 9:59 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -27.9058 West, latitude -55.7883 South, depth = 35 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 110 km NNW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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