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Earthquake SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

Sat, 18 Mar 2006 23:11:58 GMT

Time19 years ago
Location
-56.4500, -26.8800
Depth
80.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck on SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION, at Sat, 18 Mar 2006 23:11:58 GMT. Depth: 80km. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb.

Magnitude
5.3
mb
Map of SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Source
EMSC
Intensity
-

Agency Reports

1 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
EMSCPrimary5.380 km19 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_EMSC_20060318_0000037
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb

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