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Earthquake SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

Wed, 18 May 2005 09:10:44 GMT

Time20 years ago
Location
-56.3200, -26.5700
Depth
33.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck on SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION, at Wed, 18 May 2005 09:10:44 GMT. Depth: 33km. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb.

Magnitude
5.9
mb
Map of SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Source
EMSC
Intensity
-

Agency Reports

1 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
EMSCPrimary5.933 km20 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_EMSC_20050518_0000030
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb

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