This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude
5.9
Date-Time
Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 00:16:27 UTC
Friday, May 20, 2011 at 10:16:27 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
56.066°S, 27.165°W
Depth
64.8 km (40.3 miles)
Region
SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Distances
70 km (43 miles) N of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands
332 km (206 miles) N of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands
2056 km (1277 miles) ESE of STANLEY, Falkland Islands
3380 km (2100 miles) SE of BUENOS AIRES, D.F., Argentina
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 16.4 km (10.2 miles); depth +/- 7 km (4.3 miles)
Parameters
NST=204, Nph=212, Dmin=626.7 km, Rmss=0.72 sec, Gp= 40°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
Source
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
usc0003kdh

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