A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported South Sandwich Islands region (0 miles) on Monday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nmf0. Id of event: us7000nmf0. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 17:13:42 / 5:13 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/09/24 / 2024-09-30 17:13:42 / September 30, 2024 @ 5:13 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -25.4771° West, -58.4754° South, depth 35 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days twenty-eight 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. 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: South Sandwich Islands region.
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