A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported South Sandwich Islands region (0 miles) on Tuesday. Global time and date of event 15/04/25 / 2025-04-15 20:39:42 / April 15, 2025 @ 8:39 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -26.5149° West, -60.6135° South. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000q6b9. Id of event: us6000q6b9. The temblor was reported at 20:39:42 / 8:39 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days thirty-three 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.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: South Sandwich Islands region.
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