EARTHQUAKE Magnitude 6.5 - SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS

Earthquake Details
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 6.5
Date-Time Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 13:40:17 UTC
Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 09:40:17 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 60.755°S, 55.473°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 +/- 18.5 km (11.5 miles); depth +/- 6.7 km (4.2 miles)
Parameters NST= 88, Nph= 88, Dmin=626.7 km, Rmss=1.62 sec, Gp= 68°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID usc0007l67

SOURCE-EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV

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