5.5 Mb - SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 5.5 Mb
Date-Time
14 Apr 2012 20:53:55 UTC
14 Apr 2012 18:53:55 near epicenter
14 Apr 2012 12:53:55 standard time in your timezone
Location 56.842S 25.303W
Depth 18 km
Distances
119 km (74 miles) E (97 degrees) of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands
250 km (156 miles) NNE (17 degrees) of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands
2166 km (1346 miles) ESE (118 degrees) of STANLEY, Falkland Islands
2883 km (1792 miles) ESE (117 degrees) of Punta Arenas, Chile
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 16.3 km; Vertical 6.6 km
Parameters Nph = 77; Dmin = 761.4 km; Rmss = 1.10 seconds; Gp = 61�
M-type = Mb; Version = 5
Event ID US c00093tl


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