A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 205 km S of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands (127 miles) on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us600089ih. Id of event: us600089ih. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:39:02 / 1:39 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/02/20 / 2020-02-26 03:39:02 / February 26, 2020 @ 3:39 am. Exact location of earthquake, -26.3659° West, -60.8795° South, depth 10 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 205 km S of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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