A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 94 km NNW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (58 miles). The 5.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:52:50 / 11:52 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -27.744 West, latitude -55.9099 South, depth = 72.96 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/04/20 / 2020-04-04 01:52:50 / April 4, 2020 @ 1:52 am. Id of earthquake: us70008n9q. Event ids that are associated: us70008n9q. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 72.96 km (45 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 94 km NNW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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