A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, east of the South Sandwich Islands (0 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 10:21:30 / 10:21 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000qlej. Event ids that are associated: us6000qlej. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/06/25 / 2025-06-20 10:21:30 / June 20, 2025 @ 10:21 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -19.9009° West, -60.5565° South, depth 10 km.
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: east of the South Sandwich Islands.
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