A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 213 km SE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands (132 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -23.7417° West, -60.3429° South, depth 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 09/09/15 / 2015-09-09 02:35:16 / September 9, 2015 @ 2:35 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003hgt. Id of event: us20003hgt. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 5.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:35:16 / 12:35 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year.
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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 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: 213 km SE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands.
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