A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 91 km SE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands (57 miles) on Saturday. The temblor was reported at 17:28:56 / 5:28 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000hgp7. Unique identifier: us2000hgp7. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -25.1981 West, latitude -59.4966 South, depth = 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 08/09/18 / 2018-09-08 19:28:56 / September 8, 2018 @ 7:28 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fourty 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.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 91 km SE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands.
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