A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, Drake Passage (0 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 02:33:23 / 2:33 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000qwq3. Event ids that are associated: us7000qwq3. Global time and date of event 22/08/25 / 2025-08-22 02:33:23 / August 22, 2025 @ 2:33 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -61.9665° West, -60.3604° South.

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.

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