Earthquake details

Friday, December 6, 1929 Earthquake

The earthquake hit South Sandwich Islands region on Friday, December 6, 1929 at 16:46 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Río Grande, about 2533.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -28.461 and latitude -54.280.

Magnitude 6.6
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -54.280, -28.461
UTC time 1929-12-06 16:46:47.630
Location South Sandwich Islands region
Country South Sandwich Islands region
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1929-12-06

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