5.0 Mb - SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 5.0 Mb
Date-Time
22 Mar 2011 05:44:32 UTC
22 Mar 2011 03:44:32 near epicenter
22 Mar 2011 15:44:32 standard time in your timezone
Location 57.444S 25.831W
Depth 84 km
Distances
118 km (73 miles) SE (134 degrees) of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands
177 km (110 miles) NNE (13 degrees) of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands
2138 km (1328 miles) ESE (120 degrees) of STANLEY, Falkland Islands
2839 km (1764 miles) ESE (118 degrees) of Punta Arenas, Chile
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 21.2 km; Vertical 6.1 km
Parameters Nph = 20; Dmin = 754.7 km; Rmss = 1.13 seconds; Gp = 57°
M-type = Mb; Version = 3
Event ID US c00028nm


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