A earthquake magnitude 6.6 (ml/mb) strikes Bouvet Island region (0 miles) on Tuesday. The 6.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:53:33 / 7:53 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 10/10/17 / 2017-10-10 18:53:33 / October 10, 2017 @ 6:53 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 8.9 East, latitude -54.2 South, depth = 10 km. Unique identifier: at00oxmf59. Ids that are associated to the event: pt17283001, at00oxmf59. A tsunami warning has been issued near Bouvet Island region (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 135 quakes in the world. Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas.
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