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Earthquake SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

Thu, 11 May 2017 01:16:59 GMT

Time8 years ago
Location
-56.4000, -25.7400
Depth
10.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck on SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION, at Thu, 11 May 2017 01:16:59 GMT. Depth: 10km. Reviewed by NEIC seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb.

Magnitude
5.6
mb
Map of SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Source
NEIC
Intensity
-

Agency Reports

2 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
NEICPrimary5.410 km8 years ago
EMSC5.610 km8 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_NEIC_20170511_0000003
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb

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