A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 105 km NNW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (65 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us1000hei7. Event ids that are associated: us1000hei7. Exact time and date of earthquake 16/10/18 / 2018-10-16 22:36:54 / October 16, 2018 @ 10:36 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 97.23 km (60 miles). The temblor was reported at 20:36:54 / 8:36 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -27.8442 West, latitude -55.8242 South, depth = 97.23 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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: 105 km NNW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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