A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 86 km NE of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (53 miles) on Saturday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/05/16 / 2016-05-28 23:59:16 / May 28, 2016 @ 11:59 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -26.3031 West, latitude -56.1074 South, depth = 35 km. Unique identifier: us20005zzw. Ids that are associated to the event: us20005zzw. The temblor was reported at 21:59:16 / 9:59 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been fourteen, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days twenty-five and in the last 365 days ninety-five 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: 86 km NE of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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