A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 92 km ENE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands (57 miles) on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, -25.0778° West, -58.67° South, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us1000hidn. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hidn. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 29/10/18 / 2018-10-29 04:46:03 / October 29, 2018 @ 4:46 am. The temblor was detected at 02:46:03 / 2:46 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 92 km ENE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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