6.9 - BOUVET ISLAND REGION

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.9
Date-Time
  • 15 Apr 2014 03:57:02 UTC
  • 15 Apr 2014 04:57:02 near epicenter
  • 14 Apr 2014 19:57:02 standard time in your timezone
Location 53.527S 8.704E
Depth 11 km
Distances
  • 364 km (225 mi) ENE of Bouvet Island, Bouvet Island
  • 2279 km (1412 mi) SSW of Hermanus, South Africa
  • 2291 km (1420 mi) SSW of Bredasdorp, South Africa
  • 2301 km (1426 mi) SSW of Grabouw, South Africa
  • 3092 km (1917 mi) SSW of Maseru, Lesotho
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 0.0 km; Vertical 4.4 km
Parameters Nph = 47; Dmin = 2102.1 km; Rmss = 1.06 seconds; Gp = 35°
Version = B
Event ID us b000pkxl

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