Moderate mag. 5.6 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands Region on Thursday, 18 December 2014
Moderado terremoto magnitud 5.5 - South Atlantic Ocean, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, jueves, 18 dic. 2014
Moderate magnitude 5.5 earthquake at 10 km depth
18 Dec 21:10 UTC: Primero en informar: GFZ después de 59 minutos.
Dec 18 22:10: Magnitud recalculada de 5.6 a 5.5.
Dec 18 22:10: Magnitud recalculada de 5.6 a 5.5.
Magnitud: 5.5
Profundidad: 10.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 56.65°S / 25.52°W
(Océano Atlántico Sur, Islas Georgia del Sur y Sandwich del Sur)Volcán mas cercano: Candlemas Island (85 km / 53 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
132 km al ESE de Zavodovski Island --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
329 km al NNE de Thule Island --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
202 km al NNE de Montagu Island --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Energía liberada estimada: 1.1 x 1013 joules (3.12 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2682 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
| M 5.5 | 10 km | South Sandwich Islands Region | GFZ |
| M 5.6 | 10 km | SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION | EMSC |
| M 5.6 | 9.3 km | 109km E of Visokoi Island, | USGS |
(shakemap: USGS)
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Aftershocks of the M 5.5 terremoto: Océano Atlántico Sur, Islas Georgia del Sur y Sandwich del Sur Thu, 18 Dec 2014 20:10
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (3 quakes):- 22 Jan 2015 11:12 UTC| M 5.0 |34 km (21.1 mi) depth|24 km (15 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 29 Dec 2014 17:41 UTC| M 5.8 |34 km (21.1 mi) depth|33 km (20 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 18 Dec 2014 20:15 UTC| M 5.2 |9 km (5.6 mi) depth|8 km (5 mi) distance| INPRES | Details
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Moderado terremoto magnitud 5.5 - South Atlantic Ocean, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, jueves, 18 dic. 2014
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