A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, South Sandwich Islands region (0 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 18:29:07 / 6:29 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pzf8. Id of event: us7000pzf8. Global time and date of event 30/04/25 / 2025-04-30 18:29:07 / April 30, 2025 @ 6:29 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact location of event, depth 35 km, -26.1223° West, -59.7118° South.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fifty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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