A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported South Sandwich Islands region (0 miles) on Thursday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000ny1b. Id of event: us6000ny1b. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 10/10/24 / 2024-10-10 07:24:36 / October 10, 2024 @ 7:24 am. Exact location of event, longitude -25.8696 West, latitude -60.1478 South, depth = 10 km. The temblor was picked up at 07:24:36 / 7:24 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: South Sandwich Islands region. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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