A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.6 (ml/mb) was reported 156 km S of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands (97 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was detected at 05:59:01 / 5:59 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000592z. Unique identifier: us7000592z. Exact location of event, longitude -26.4773 West, latitude -60.4367 South, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 28/08/19 / 2019-08-28 07:59:01 / August 28, 2019 @ 7:59 am UTC/GMT.
There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 156 km S of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands.
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