A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 115 km N of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (71 miles) on Tuesday. 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 25.86 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:05:48 / 10:05 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/04/16 / 2016-04-20 00:05:48 / April 20, 2016 @ 12:05 am. Exact location of event, depth 25.86 km, -27.0703° West, -55.6634° South. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10005drj. Id of event: us10005drj.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days seventy-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 115 km N of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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