A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 129 km N of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (80 miles). The temblor was reported at 13:10:00 / 1:10 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -26.8572° West, -55.5518° South. Exact time and date of earthquake 20/04/16 / 2016-04-20 15:10:00 / April 20, 2016 @ 3:10 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10005dsn. Id of event: us10005dsn.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days seventy-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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 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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