A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 87 km NNW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (54 miles) on Thursday. The epicenter was at a depth of 96.84 km (60 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 07/12/17 / 2017-12-07 16:27:08 / December 7, 2017 @ 4:27 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 14:27:08 / 2:27 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -27.8434° West, latitude -55.9994° South, depth = 96.84 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000c4f1. Unique identifier: us2000c4f1.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fifty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 87 km NNW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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