A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 128 km ESE of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (80 miles) on Sunday. The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -25.3913° West, -57.3059° South, depth 35 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/09/18 / 2018-09-02 14:51:09 / September 2, 2018 @ 2:51 pm. Unique identifier: us2000hck9. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000hck9. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:51:09 / 12:51 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 128 km ESE of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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