Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands Region on Tuesday, 19 April 2016
Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands Region on Tuesday, 19 April 2016
19 Apr 05:35 UTC: Premier à signaler: GFZ après 9 minutes.
Apr 19 05:56: Magnitude recalculée de 6.0 à 6.2.
Apr 19 06:02: Magnitude recalculée de 6.2 à 6.1.
Apr 19 05:56: Magnitude recalculée de 6.0 à 6.2.
Apr 19 06:02: Magnitude recalculée de 6.2 à 6.1.
Magnitude: 6.1
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 55.72°S / 27.36°W
(Géorgie du Sud et îles Sandwich du Sud)Nearest volcano: Protector Shoal (55 km / 34 mi)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1013 joules (24.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 21301 tons of TNT or 1.3 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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| Heure | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source |
| Tue, 19 Apr 05:25 UTC | M 6.1 / 10 km | South Sandwich Islands Region | GFZ |
| Tue, 19 Apr 05:25 UTC | M 6.3 / 20 km | SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION | EMSC |
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Aftershocks of the 6.1 quake: South Sandwich Islands Region, 19 Apr 2016 05h25
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List of recorded aftershocks, latest first (12 quakes):- 21 Sep 2016 14:46 UTC| M 5.0 |38 km (23.6 mi) depth|14 km (9 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 14 Sep 2016 18:03 UTC| M 5.1 |128 km (79.5 mi) depth|42 km (26 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 17 Aug 2016 19:16 UTC| M 4.6 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|33 km (21 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 03 Aug 2016 15:15 UTC| M 5.1 |40 km (24.9 mi) depth|26 km (16 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 26 Jul 2016 16:32 UTC| M 5.3 |60 km (37.3 mi) depth|37 km (23 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 19 Jul 2016 11:54 UTC| M 4.7 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|47 km (30 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 23 Jun 2016 19:05 UTC| M 4.8 |11 km (6.8 mi) depth|31 km (19 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 23 Jun 2016 08:49 UTC| M 4.9 |38 km (23.6 mi) depth|37 km (23 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 22 Jun 2016 20:10 UTC| M 5.0 |39 km (24.2 mi) depth|25 km (15 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 16 May 2016 10:05 UTC| M 5.0 |30 km (18.6 mi) depth|7 km (4 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 30 Apr 2016 07:54 UTC| M 4.9 |41 km (25.5 mi) depth|26 km (16 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 25 Apr 2016 21:47 UTC| M 5.2 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|43 km (27 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
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