6.7 - SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.7
Date-Time
  • 16 Feb 2015 22:00:53 UTC
  • 16 Feb 2015 20:00:53 near epicenter
  • 16 Feb 2015 14:00:53 standard time in your timezone
Location 55.524S 28.252W
Depth 10 km
Distances
  • 146 km (91 mi) NNW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
  • 2518 km (1561 mi) ESE of Ushuaia, Argentina
  • 2707 km (1678 mi) ESE of Rio Gallegos, Argentina
  • 2707 km (1678 mi) ESE of Puerto Deseado, Argentina
  • 1988 km (1233 mi) ESE of Stanley, Falkland Islands
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 10.0 km; Vertical 1.8 km
Parameters Nph = 67; Dmin = 546.7 km; Rmss = 0.86 seconds; Gp = 47°
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Event ID us b000tpuw

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