A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) strikes 232 km ESE of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (144 miles) on Wednesday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -23.5992 West, latitude -57.4035 South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/02/19 / 2019-02-27 06:28:14 / February 27, 2019 @ 6:28 am. Id of earthquake: us2000jpeu. Event ids that are associated: us2000jpeu. The temblor was reported at 04:28:14 / 4:28 am (local time epicenter).
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 twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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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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. 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: 232 km ESE of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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