A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported South Sandwich Islands region (0 miles) on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -26.6813° West, latitude -60.2789° South, depth = 10 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000pneu. Unique identifier: us7000pneu. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 21/03/25 / 2025-03-21 21:24:13 / March 21, 2025 @ 9:24 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:24:13 / 9:24 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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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