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Earthquake SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:37:14 GMT

Time16 years ago
Location
-56.2100, -27.1800
Depth
120.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck on SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION, at Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:37:14 GMT. Depth: 120km. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb.

Magnitude
5.1
mb
Map of SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Source
EMSC
Intensity
-

Agency Reports

1 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
EMSCPrimary5.1120 km16 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_EMSC_20090412_0000068
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb

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