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Magnitude 4.8 SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS

Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 03:04:30 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.8
Date-Time
  • Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 03:04:30 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Saturday, February 14, 2009 at 11:04:30 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 62.14S 56.11W
    Depth 10 kilometers
    Region SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS
    Distances 495 km (305 miles) ENE of Palmer Station, Antarctica
    510 km (320 miles) WSW of Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands
    1080 km (670 miles) SE of Ushuaia, Argentina
    3075 km (1910 miles) S of BUENOS AIRES, Argentina
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 10.0 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=46, Nph=46, Dmin=492.3 km, Rmss=0.84 sec, Erho=10.0 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=93.1 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usdcfj

    Earthquake Location

     


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