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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: Thursday, 11 December 2014 13:53 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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