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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

Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands Region on Tuesday, 19 April 2016
Apr 19 05:56: Magnitude recalculated from 6.0 to 6.2.
Apr 19 06:02: Magnitude recalculated from 6.2 to 6.1.
Date & time: Tue, 19 Apr 05:25:41 UTC
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)
Primary data source: GFZ
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
HeureMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Tue, 19 Apr 2016
Tue, 19 Apr 05:25 UTCM 6.3 / 20 km SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION[Map]EMSC

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"I felt it" reports:
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
HeureMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Sat, 28 May 2016
Sat, 28 May 09:47 UTCM 7.1 / 75 km - [info]South Sandwich Islands Region[Map]GFZ
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
Tue, 7 Feb 14:26 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km - [info] SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION[Map]EMSC
Sun, 12 Feb 2017
Sun, 12 Feb 04:01 UTCM 5.1 / 39 km - [info] SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION[Map]EMSC
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
Wed, 15 Feb 03:05 UTCM 5.2 / 72 km - [info] SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION[Map]EMSC
Thu, 30 Mar 2017
Thu, 30 Mar 13:13 UTCM 5.5 / 10 km - [info]South Sandwich Islands Region[Map]GFZ
Thu, 30 Mar 21:58 UTCM 5.0 / 10.6 km - [info]- 150km NNW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands[Map]USGS
Mon, 10 Apr 2017
Mon, 10 Apr 03:13 UTCM 5.0 / 38 km - [info] SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION[Map]EMSC

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