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<identifier>USGS-earthquakes-us2008sba1.9.20080516T150916.469Z</identifier>
<sender>http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsUS/contacts.htm#us</sender>
<sent>2008-05-16T15:09:16+00:00</sent>
<status>Actual</status>
<msgType>Update</msgType>
<scope>Public</scope>
<references>USGS-earthquakes-us2008sba1.8.20080515T144324.560Z/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsUS/contacts.htm#us</references>
<info>
<category>Geo</category>
<event>Earthquake</event>
<urgency>Past</urgency>
<severity>Unknown</severity>
<certainty>Likely</certainty>
<senderName>U.S. Geological Survey</senderName>
<headline>EQ 5.9 Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands - PRELIMINARY REPORT</headline>
<description>An earthquake with magnitude 5.9 occurred near Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands at 14:23:29.87 UTC on May 15, 2008. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)</description>
<web>http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2008sba1.php</web>
<contact>http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsUS/contacts.htm#us</contact>
<parameter>EventTime=2008-05-15T14:23:29+00:00</parameter>
<parameter>EventIDKey=us2008sba1</parameter>
<parameter>Version=9</parameter>
<parameter>Magnitude=5.9</parameter>
<parameter>Depth=35.0 km (21.7 miles)</parameter>
<parameter>HorizontalError=7.9 km</parameter>
<parameter>NumPhases=46</parameter>
<parameter>MinDistance=2,158.5 km</parameter>
<parameter>RMSTimeError=0.94 seconds</parameter>
<parameter>AzimuthalGap=56 degrees</parameter>
<area>
<areaDesc>81 miles (130 km) NNE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands; 103 miles (166 km) SE of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands; 1338 miles (2154 km) ESE of STANLEY, Falkland Islands; 1984 miles (3193 km) SE of Mar del Plata, Argentina</areaDesc>
<circle>-57.922,-25.624 0.0</circle>
</area>
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