A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 204 km WNW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (127 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 11/05/20 / 2020-05-11 04:35:58 / May 11, 2020 @ 4:35 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us70009jqp. Event ids that are associated: us70009jqp. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -30.0409° West, -55.764° South, depth 10 km. The temblor was picked up at 02:35:58 / 2:35 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days sixteen 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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 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: 204 km WNW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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