A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) was reported Balleny Islands region (0 miles) on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 177.8694 East, latitude -65.0219 South, depth = 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/08/25 / 2025-08-15 07:14:30 / August 15, 2025 @ 7:14 am. The temblor was reported at 07:14:30 / 7:14 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Unique identifier: us6000r0y7. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000r0y7.
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 has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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