A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was reported 80 km NNE of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (50 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -26.7022 West, latitude -56.0293 South, depth = 35 km. The temblor was reported at 15:24:54 / 3:24 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10008nx7. Id of event: us10008nx7. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 03/05/17 / 2017-05-03 17:24:54 / May 3, 2017 @ 5:24 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seventy-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 80 km NNE of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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