A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 258 km SSE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands (160 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/04/20 / 2020-04-12 15:49:40 / April 12, 2020 @ 3:49 pm. 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 location of earthquake, longitude -23.947 West, latitude -60.9669 South, depth = 10 km. The temblor was reported at 13:49:40 / 1:49 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us70008ym4. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70008ym4.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 258 km SSE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands.
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