5.5 Mb - SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 5.5 Mb
Date-Time
7 Jul 2012 08:11:35 UTC
7 Jul 2012 06:11:35 near epicenter
7 Jul 2012 00:11:35 standard time in your timezone
Location 56.199S 27.487W
Depth 87 km
Distances
59 km (37 miles) NNW (346 degrees) of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands
317 km (197 miles) N (349 degrees) of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands
2031 km (1262 miles) ESE (116 degrees) of STANLEY, Falkland Islands
2766 km (1719 miles) ESE (115 degrees) of Punta Arenas, Chile
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 18.6 km; Vertical 4.4 km
Parameters Nph = 95; Dmin = 612.3 km; Rmss = 0.89 seconds; Gp = 75°
M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID US b000b0cy


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