Earthequake Magnitude 6.2 - SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

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Magnitude 6.2 - SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

2011 December 11 09:54:55 UTC

Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	6.2
Date-Time	Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 09:54:55 UTC Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 07:54:55 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	55.980°S, 28.238°W
Depth	115.5 km (71.8 miles)
Region	SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Distances	104 km (64 miles) NW of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands 354 km (219 miles) NNW of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands 1984 km (1232 miles) ESE of STANLEY, Falkland Islands 3315 km (2059 miles) SE of BUENOS AIRES, D.F., Argentina
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 15.5 km (9.6 miles); depth +/- 5.8 km (3.6 miles)
Parameters	NST=426, Nph=478, Dmin=559.9 km, Rmss=0.77 sec, Gp= 22°, M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=B
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc000756n