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Moderate mag. 5.6 earthquake - SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION on Thursday, 11 December 2014

Moderate mag. 5.6 earthquake - SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION on Thursday, 11 December 2014

Moderate mag. 5.6 earthquake - SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION on Thursday, 11 December 2014
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 60.0 to 10.0 km.
Date & time: Thu, 11 Dec 13:53:29 UTC
Magnitude: 5.6
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 56.92°S / 25.59°W (South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands)
Nearest volcano: Candlemas Island (74 km)
Primary data source: EMSC
Estimated released energy: 1.6*10^13 J (4.4 GWh / 3788 tons of TNT / 0.2 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Thu, 11 Dec 2014
Thu, 11 Dec 13:53 UTCM 5.6 / 21 kmSouth Sandwich Islands RegionGFZ
Thu, 11 Dec 13:53 UTCM 5.7 / 9.2 km97km E of Visokoi Island,USGS

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(shakemap: USGS)
"I felt it" reports:
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TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Thu, 11 Dec 14:01 UTCM 5.1 / 9 km - [info] SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION[Map]EMSC
Thu, 11 Dec 18:16 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km - [info]110km E of Visokoi Island,[Map]USGS
Sat, 13 Dec 2014
Sat, 13 Dec 15:01 UTCM 5.3 / 89 km - [info]South Sandwich Islands Region[Map]GFZ
Thu, 18 Dec 2014
Thu, 18 Dec 20:10 UTCM 5.5 / 10 km - [info]South Sandwich Islands Region[Map]GFZ
Thu, 18 Dec 20:15 UTCM 5.2 / 9 km - [info]MAR ARGENTINO (Argentina)[Map]INPRES
Sun, 28 Dec 2014
Sun, 28 Dec 05:05 UTCM 5.1 / 100 km - [info] SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 29 Dec 2014
Mon, 29 Dec 17:41 UTCM 5.8 / 34 km - [info]South Sandwich Islands Region[Map]GFZ

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