A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 288 km NW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (179 miles) on Tuesday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/12/17 / 2017-12-05 19:50:51 / December 5, 2017 @ 7:50 pm. The temblor was reported at 17:50:51 / 5:50 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 32.61 km (20 miles). Event id: us2000c3hb. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000c3hb. Exact location of event, depth 32.61 km, -30.8437° West, -55.116° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light 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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 288 km NW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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