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Moderate mag. 5.6 earthquake - Pacific Antarctic Ridge on Wednesday, 12 December 2018

Moderate mag. 5.6 earthquake - Pacific Antarctic Ridge on Wednesday, 12 December 2018
Date & time: Wednesday, 12 December 2018 13:13 UTC
Magnitude: 5.6
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 55.4°S / 129.09°W (international territory)
Nearest volcano: Unnamed 53.9°S/140.3°W (740 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
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
Wed, 12 Dec 2018
Wed, 12 Dec 13:13 UTCM 5.5 / 10 km PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC RIDGEEMSC
Wed, 12 Dec 13:14 UTCM 5.7 / 10 kmPacific Antarctic RidgeGeoAu
Wed, 12 Dec 13:13 UTCM 6.3 / 10 km- Pacific-Antarctic RidgeUSGS

"I felt it" reports:
Concord / MMI II (Very weak shaking)
Ramona, CA / MMI II (Very weak shaking)
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource

 

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