Magnitude 7.4 - EAST OF THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS
2006 January 2 06:10:49 UTC
A major earthquake occurred at 06:10:49 (UTC) on Monday, January 2, 2006. The magnitude 7.4 event has been located EAST OF THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 7.4 |
|---|---|
| Date-Time |
Monday, January 2, 2006 at 06:10:49 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Monday, January 2, 2006 at 5:10:49 AM = local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones |
| Location | 60.807°S, 21.474°W |
| Depth | 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program |
| Region | EAST OF THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS |
| Distances | 345 km (215 miles) SE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands 565 km (350 miles) SE of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands 1155 km (720 miles) SE of Grytviken, South Georgia 3270 km (2030 miles) N of South Pole, Antarctica |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 9.9 km (6.2 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | Nst=123, Nph=123, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.18 sec, Gp= 47°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=Q |
| Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
| Event ID | ushkac |
Historical Moment Tensor Solutions- Preliminary Earthquake Report
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
