A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 44 km NW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (27 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/01/19 / 2019-01-05 12:34:30 / January 5, 2019 @ 12:34 pm. Exact location, longitude -27.6786° West, latitude -56.3976° South, depth = 14.89 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us2000j7qm. Event ids that are associated: us2000j7qm. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:34:30 / 10:34 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 14.89 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days seventy-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 44 km NW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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