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Earthquake SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

Sun, 21 Aug 2005 18:06:54 GMT

Time20 years ago
Location
-55.8700, -27.7700
Depth
123.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck on SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION, at Sun, 21 Aug 2005 18:06:54 GMT. Depth: 123km. Reviewed by NEIC seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of m.

Magnitude
5.0
m
Map of SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Source
NEIC
Intensity
-

Agency Reports

1 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
NEICPrimary5.0123 km20 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_NEIC_20050821_0000036
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typem

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