A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) was reported 82 km S of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands (51 miles) on Thursday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/01/19 / 2019-01-03 12:47:42 / January 3, 2019 @ 12:47 pm. Unique identifier: us2000j01b. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000j01b. Exact location, longitude -26.6497° West, latitude -59.7702° South, depth = 133.43 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:47:42 / 10:47 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 133.43 km (83 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 82 km S of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands.
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