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Magnitude 7.4 - EAST OF THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS

2006 January 2 06:10:49 UTC

A major earthquake occurred at 06:10:49 (UTC) on Monday, January 2, 2006. The magnitude 7.4 event has been located EAST OF THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

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Magnitude 7.4
Date-Time Monday, January 2, 2006 at 06:10:49 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Monday, January 2, 2006 at 5:10:49 AM
= local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 60.807°S, 21.474°W
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region EAST OF THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS
Distances
345 km (215 miles) SE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands
565 km (350 miles) SE of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands
1155 km (720 miles) SE of Grytviken, South Georgia
3270 km (2030 miles) N of South Pole, Antarctica
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 9.9 km (6.2 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters Nst=123, Nph=123, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.18 sec, Gp= 47°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=Q
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID ushkac

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    • U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
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