Earthquake details

Thursday, March 28, 1929 Earthquake

The earthquake hit South Sandwich Islands region on Thursday, March 28, 1929 at 20:18 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Río Grande, about 2479.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -28.974 and latitude -55.105.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -55.105, -28.974
UTC time 1929-03-28 20:18:07.810
Location South Sandwich Islands region
Country South Sandwich Islands region
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1929-03-28

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