A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 48 km E of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands (30 miles). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:27:39 / 12:27 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -25.6657° West, -59.0417° South, depth 35 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/01/20 / 2020-01-08 02:27:39 / January 8, 2020 @ 2:27 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us70006w5y. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70006w5y.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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