A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, South Sandwich Islands region (0 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -27.22 West, latitude -56.1376 South, depth = 86.362 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pkr2. Id of event: us6000pkr2. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 86.362 km (54 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:20:59 / 6:20 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 07/01/25 / 2025-01-07 06:20:59 / January 7, 2025 @ 6:20 am.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days seventy-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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