Moderate mag. 5.6 earthquake - Pacific Antarctic Ridge on Tuesday, 1 July 2014
Moderate mag. 5.6 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, 1 July 2014 at 05:42 (GMT)
Moderate magnitude 5.6 earthquake at 10 km depth
1 Jul 16:10 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 10 hours.
Magnitude: 5.6
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 56.7°S / 141.93°W
(international territory)Nearest volcano: Unnamed 55.97°S/143.17°W (112 km / 70 mi)
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 1.6 x 1013 joules (4.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3788 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.6 | 10 km | Pacific Antarctic Ridge | GFZ |
| M 4.8 | 10 km | 4.8 PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC RIDGE | EMSC |
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Aftershocks of the 5.6 quake South Pacific Ocean 1 July 2014 05:42 GMT
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