A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 92 km S of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands (57 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -26.3063° West, -59.8544° South, depth 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hajm. Id of event: us1000hajm. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 04/10/18 / 2018-10-04 08:06:21 / October 4, 2018 @ 8:06 am. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:06:21 / 6:06 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. 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: 92 km S of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands.
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