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Strong mag. 5.3 earthquake - South Atlantic Ocean, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, on Tuesday, 14 August 2018 at 18:13 (GMT)
Strong magnitude 5.3 earthquake at 10 km depth
14 Aug 18:22 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 9 minutes.
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Date & time: 14 Aug 2018 18:13:24 UTC
Magnitude: 5.3Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 58.07°S / 24.92°W
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South Atlantic Ocean, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands)
Nearest volcano:
Montagu Island (91 km / 57 mi)
Primary data source:
GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 5.6 x 10
12 joules (1.56 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1344 tons of TNT)
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.3 | 10 km | South Sandwich Islands Region | GFZ |
| M 5.4 | 80 km | SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION | EMSC |
| M 5.4 | 35 km | - 137km NE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands | USGS |
| M 5.3 | 93 km | South Sandwich Islands Region | GeoAu |
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13377.7 km E of epicenter [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
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