A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported South Sandwich Islands region (0 miles) on Saturday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). The temblor was detected at 02:33:18 / 2:33 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -25.4078° West, latitude -57.929° South, depth = 35 km. Event id: us6000rm3u. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rm3u. Global time and date of event 18/10/25 / 2025-10-18 02:33:18 / October 18, 2025 @ 2:33 am UTC/GMT.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days sixty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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