5.0 Mb - SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 5.0 Mb
Date-Time
5 Sep 2011 20:32:41 UTC
5 Sep 2011 18:32:41 near epicenter
6 Sep 2011 06:32:41 standard time in your timezone
Location 56.014S 27.365W
Depth 81 km
Distances
79 km (49 miles) N (355 degrees) of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands
336 km (209 miles) N (351 degrees) of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands
2038 km (1266 miles) ESE (116 degrees) of STANLEY, Falkland Islands
2777 km (1726 miles) ESE (114 degrees) of Punta Arenas, Chile
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 24.1 km; Vertical 7.9 km
Parameters Nph = 39; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 0.95 seconds; Gp = 68°
M-type = Mb; Version = 6
Event ID US c0005phe


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