A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 129 km N of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (80 miles) on Tuesday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/07/15 / 2015-07-14 02:51:15 / July 14, 2015 @ 2:51 am. Exact location of earthquake, -26.9652° West, -55.5427° South, depth 28.14 km. Unique identifier: us10002xvy. Ids that are associated to the event: us10002xvy. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 28.14 km (17 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:51:15 / 12:51 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 129 km N of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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