USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.2 - East of The South Sandwich Islands

US Geological Survey
Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:36 UTC

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Earthquake Location

Date-Time:
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 19:03:55 UTC

Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 06:03:55 PM at epicenterTime of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location:
59.099°S, 16.693°W

Depth:
1 km (~0.6 mile) (poorly constrained)

Region:
EAST OF THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS

Distances:
563 km (349 miles) E of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands

677 km (420 miles) ESE of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands

2685 km (1668 miles) SE of STANLEY, Falkland Islands

4091 km (2542 miles) SE of BUENOS AIRES, D.F., Argentina

Location Uncertainty:
horizontal +/- 17.9 km (11.1 miles); depth +/- 6.8 km (4.2 miles)

Parameters:
NST= 80, Nph= 80, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.15 sec, Gp= 68°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6

Source:
Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID:
usc00095q5