Magnitude 5.1 - SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

2009 May 05 09:05:23 UTC

Magnitude	5.1
Date-Time	Tuesday, May 05, 2009 at 09:05:23 UTC Tuesday, May 05, 2009 at 07:05:23 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	56.343°S, 26.496°W
Depth	35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
Region	SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Distances	60 km (40 miles) NE of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands 295 km (185 miles) N of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands 675 km (420 miles) ESE of Grytviken, South Georgia 3435 km (2130 miles) SE of BUENOS AIRES, Argentina
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 12.3 km (7.6 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters	NST= 18, Nph= 18, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.85 sec, Gp=115°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	us2009ggax

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