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Earthquake SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:04:57 GMT

Time16 years ago
Location
-55.5700, -26.7300
Depth
40.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck on SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION, at Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:04:57 GMT. Depth: 40km. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb.

Magnitude
5.2
mb
Map of SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Source
EMSC
Intensity
-

Agency Reports

1 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
EMSCPrimary5.240 km16 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_EMSC_20091224_0000047
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb

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