6.6 M - SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.6 M
Date-Time
  • 6 Mar 2011 14:32:36 UTC
  • 6 Mar 2011 12:32:36 near epicenter
  • 6 Mar 2011 06:32:36 standard time in your timezone
Location 56.406S 27.028W
Depth 86 km
Distances
  • 37 km (23 miles) NNE (22 degrees) of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands
  • 290 km (180 miles) N (354 degrees) of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands
  • 2060 km (1280 miles) ESE (117 degrees) of STANLEY, Falkland Islands
  • 2789 km (1733 miles) ESE (115 degrees) of Punta Arenas, Chile
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 16.0 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters Nph = 149; Dmin = 645.7 km; Rmss = 1.14 seconds; Gp = 28°
M-type = M; Version = 8
Event ID US b0001q4l

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