A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes South Sandwich Islands region (0 miles) on Friday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:42:52 / 4:42 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -27.1529° West, latitude -55.5122° South, depth = 32.459 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/07/24 / 2024-07-05 16:42:52 / July 5, 2024 @ 4:42 pm. Id of earthquake: us7000myu0. Event ids that are associated: us7000myu0. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 32.459 km (20 miles).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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