A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes South Sandwich Islands region (0 miles) on Friday. Exact location of earthquake, -25.5763° West, -57.9914° South, depth 69.452 km. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:21:38 / 5:21 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 30/08/24 / 2024-08-30 17:21:38 / August 30, 2024 @ 5:21 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 69.452 km (43 miles). Event id: us7000nge8. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nge8. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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