6.7 Mw - EAST OF SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS

Posted by Asitha Kalinga







Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
6.7 Mw
Date-Time
· 30 Jun 2008 06:17:43 UTC
· 30 Jun 2008 05:17:43 near epicenter
· 30 Jun 2008 14:17:43 standard time in your timezone
Location
58.160S 21.893W
Depth
10 km
Distances
· 283 km (176 miles) ENE (73 degrees) of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands
· 358 km (223 miles) ESE (119 degrees) of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands
· 2374 km (1476 miles) ESE (122 degrees) of STANLEY, Falkland Islands
· 3054 km (1898 miles) ESE (120 degrees) of Punta Arenas, Chile
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 11.0 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 58; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 1.29 seconds; Gp = 50°M-type = Mw; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008txal ***This event supersedes event AT00480666.
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National Earthquake Information CenterU.S. Geological Surveyhttp://neic.usgs.gov/

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