Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 5, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Scotia Sea on Wednesday, January 5, 2000 at 17:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ushuaia, about 639.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -58.442 and latitude -56.103.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -56.103, -58.442
UTC time 2000-01-05 17:55:11.440
Location Scotia Sea
Country Scotia Sea
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2000-01-05

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