A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 74 km NNW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (46 miles) on Wednesday. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:29:20 / 1:29 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -27.6847 West, latitude -56.0829 South, depth = 111.67 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 111.67 km (69 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us100035qy. Unique identifier: us100035qy. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/08/15 / 2015-08-12 15:29:20 / August 12, 2015 @ 3:29 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 ten and in the last 365 days fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 74 km NNW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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