A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes South Sandwich Islands region (0 miles) on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us7000q1fv. Event ids that are associated: us7000q1fv. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 20:06:00 / 8:06 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -25.7058° West, -56.6562° South, depth 35 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 25/05/25 / 2025-05-25 20:06:00 / May 25, 2025 @ 8:06 pm UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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