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Earthquake SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

Wed, 13 May 2009 23:02:41 GMT

Time16 years ago
Location
-55.8400, -26.9000
Depth
10.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck on SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION, at Wed, 13 May 2009 23:02:41 GMT. Depth: 10km. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb.

Magnitude
5.5
mb
Map of SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Source
EMSC
Intensity
-

Agency Reports

1 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
EMSCPrimary5.510 km16 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_EMSC_20090513_0000101
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb

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