A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 146 km E of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (91 miles) on Monday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/08/18 / 2018-08-20 02:25:50 / August 20, 2018 @ 2:25 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -24.845° West, -56.4762° South, depth 10 km. Id of earthquake: us1000gjha. Event ids that are associated: us1000gjha. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:25:50 / 12:25 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 146 km E of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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