A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 63 km N of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (39 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -27.2303 West, latitude -56.1343 South, depth = 104.39 km. Event id: us70008kae. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70008kae. The temblor was reported at 19:26:23 / 7:26 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 27/03/20 / 2020-03-27 21:26:23 / March 27, 2020 @ 9:26 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 104.39 km (65 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 63 km N of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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