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Magnitude 6.2 EAST OF SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 19:03:55 UTC

Magnitude 6.2
Date-Time Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 19:03:55 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 06:03:55 PM - Local Time at Epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 59.10S 16.69W
Depth 1.0 kilometers
Region EAST OF SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS
Distances 563 km (349 miles) E of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands
677 km (420 miles) ESE of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands
2685 km (1668 miles) SE of STANLEY, Falkland Islands
4091 km (2542 miles) SE of BUENOS AIRES, D.F., Argentina
Location Uncertainty Error estimate
Parameters Nst=80, Nph=80, Dmin=999.9 km, Rmss=1.15 sec, Gp=68.4 degrees
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID usc00095q5

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