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Earthquake SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

Wed, 16 Mar 2005 12:27:00 GMT

Time20 years ago
Location
-56.2100, -26.4300
Depth
33.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck on SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION, at Wed, 16 Mar 2005 12:27:00 GMT. Depth: 33km. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb.

Magnitude
5.6
mb
Map of SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Source
EMSC
Intensity
-

Agency Reports

1 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
EMSCPrimary5.633 km20 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_EMSC_20050316_0000051
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb

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