Magnitude 7.0 - SCOTIA SEA
2006 August 20 03:41:47 UTC
Earthquake Details
Magnitude | 7.0 |
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Date-Time |
= Coordinated Universal Time = local time at epicenter |
Location | 61.006°S, 34.391°W |
Depth | 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program |
Region | SCOTIA SEA |
Distances | 495 km (305 miles) WSW of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands 630 km (390 miles) SW of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands 680 km (420 miles) E of Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands 3240 km (2010 miles) N of South Pole, Antarctica |
Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 5.5 km (3.4 miles); depth fixed by location program |
Parameters | Nst=219, Nph=219, Dmin=759.4 km, Rmss=0.83 sec, Gp= 29°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=9 |
Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
Event ID | usrqal |
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