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Earthquake SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

Mon, 16 May 2016 10:05:09 GMT

Time9 years ago
Location
-55.7700, -27.3000
Depth
30.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck on SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION, at Mon, 16 May 2016 10:05:09 GMT. Depth: 30km. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb.

Magnitude
5.0
mb
Map of SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Source
EMSC
Intensity
-

Agency Reports

1 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
EMSCPrimary5.030 km9 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_EMSC_20160516_0000053
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb

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