A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 66 km N of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (41 miles). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:27:02 / 5:27 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/09/18 / 2018-09-23 19:27:02 / September 23, 2018 @ 7:27 pm. Event id: us1000h3uj. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000h3uj. Exact location of earthquake, -27.1202° West, -56.1029° South, depth 108.75 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 108.75 km (68 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days seventy-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 66 km N of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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