2016-09-02 01:57:53 (M5.6) SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION -55.3 -31.0 (70fa9)

M5.6 - SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude	5.6
Date-Time	2 Sep 2016 01:57:54 UTC 1 Sep 2016 23:57:54 near epicenter 2 Sep 2016 07:27:54 standard time in your timezone
Location	55.320S 30.953W
Depth	30 km
Distances	279 km (172 mi) WNW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 2358 km (1461 mi) ESE of Ushuaia, Argentina 2534 km (1571 mi) ESE of Puerto Deseado, Argentina 2540 km (1574 mi) ESE of Rio Gallegos, Argentina 1817 km (1126 mi) ESE of Stanley, Falkland Islands
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 8.6 km; Vertical 4.6 km
Parameters	Nph = 67; Dmin = 374.4 km; Rmss = 1.02 seconds; Gp = 52° Version =
Event ID	us 10006jj6

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