A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 79 km NNW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (49 miles). The temblor was detected at 17:21:28 / 5:21 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000j5ng. Unique identifier: us2000j5ng. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 124.74 km (78 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 31/12/18 / 2018-12-31 19:21:28 / December 31, 2018 @ 7:21 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -27.5728 West, latitude -56.0147 South, depth = 124.74 km.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days seventy-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 79 km NNW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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