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Earthquake SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

Wed, 31 Aug 2016 15:39:05 GMT

Time9 years ago
Location
-56.1800, -27.3000
Depth
97.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck on SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION, at Wed, 31 Aug 2016 15:39:05 GMT. Depth: 97km. 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
EMSCPrimary5.097 km9 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_EMSC_20160831_0000079
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb

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