A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 42 km N of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (26 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000ha1n. Id of event: us1000ha1n. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/10/18 / 2018-10-03 21:10:14 / October 3, 2018 @ 9:10 pm. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:10:14 / 7:10 pm (local time epicenter). 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 68.38 km (42 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -27.1066 West, latitude -56.3236 South, depth = 68.38 km.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days seventy-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 42 km N of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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