Light earthquake: M4.6 quake has struck near Visokoi Island in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 188 km NW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (117 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -29.191° West, -55.4206° South, depth 10 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 30/09/19 / 2019-09-30 06:44:34 / September 30, 2019 @ 6:44 am. The temblor was picked up at 04:44:34 / 4:44 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us70005skz. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70005skz.

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. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.

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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. 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: 188 km NW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

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