A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 108 km SSE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands (67 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/02/19 / 2019-02-17 23:18:53 / February 17, 2019 @ 11:18 pm. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:18:53 / 9:18 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000jjd0. Id of event: us2000jjd0. Exact location, longitude -25.7975° West, latitude -59.9315° South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate 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: 108 km SSE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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