A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 61 km N of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (38 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:39:56 / 10:39 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -27.3893 West, latitude -56.1607 South, depth = 101.26 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 101.26 km (63 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/03/20 / 2020-03-28 00:39:56 / March 28, 2020 @ 12:39 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us70008km0. Event ids that are associated: us70008km0.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city 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: 61 km N of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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