Magnitude 5.5 - SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

2009 August 12 14:50:16 UTC

Magnitude	5.5
Date-Time	Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 14:50:16 UTC Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 12:50:16 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	57.681°S, 25.331°W
Depth	53.4 km (33.2 miles)
Region	SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Distances	160 km (100 miles) SE of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands 160 km (100 miles) NNE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands 3570 km (2220 miles) SSE of BUENOS AIRES, Argentina
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 11.3 km (7.0 miles); depth +/- 32.1 km (19.9 miles)
Parameters	NST= 31, Nph= 31, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.81 sec, Gp= 83°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	us2009kfa9

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