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Earthquake SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 22:42:11 GMT

Time13 years ago
Location
-55.8400, -26.1300
Depth
20.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck on SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION, at Wed, 08 Aug 2012 22:42:11 GMT. Depth: 20km. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb.

Magnitude
5.4
mb
Map of SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Source
EMSC
Intensity
-

Agency Reports

1 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
EMSCPrimary5.420 km13 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_EMSC_20120808_0000048
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb

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