A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, Prince Edward Islands region (0 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/12/16 / 2016-12-08 08:34:59 / December 8, 2016 @ 8:34 am. Id of earthquake: us20007z40. Event ids that are associated: us20007z40. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:34:59 / 11:34 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 43.653° East, -41.2229° South, depth 10 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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