Magnitude 6.2 - SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

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Magnitude 6.2 - SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

2011 September 03 04:49:00 UTC

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Magnitude

6.2

Date-Time

Saturday, September 03, 2011 at 04:49:00 UTC

Saturday, September 03, 2011 at 02:49:00 AM at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location

56.551°S, 27.039°W

Depth

106 km (65.9 miles)

Region

SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

Distances

19 km (11 miles) NNE of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands

278 km (172 miles) N of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands

2065 km (1283 miles) ESE of STANLEY, Falkland Islands

3416 km (2122 miles) SE of BUENOS AIRES, D.F., Argentina

Location Uncertainty

horizontal +/- 16.8 km (10.4 miles); depth +/- 7.5 km (4.7 miles)

Parameters

NST=106, Nph=109, Dmin=650.1 km, Rmss=0.97 sec, Gp= 68°,

M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8

Source

Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID

usc0005nnw