Magnitude 6.6 - SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS
2012 January 15 13:40:18 UTC
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| Magnitude | 6.6 |
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| Location | 60.765°S, 55.858°W |
| Depth | 10 km (6.2 miles) |
| Region | SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS |
| Distances | 539 km (334 miles) W of Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands 625 km (388 miles) NE of Palmer Station, Antarctica 1019 km (633 miles) S of STANLEY, Falkland Islands 2919 km (1813 miles) S of BUENOS AIRES, D.F., Argentina |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 16.1 km (10.0 miles); depth +/- 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=165, Nph=168, Dmin=614.5 km, Rmss=1.12 sec, Gp= 61°, M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=9 |
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| Event ID | usc0007l67 |
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