Earthquake details

Monday, May 12, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit South Sandwich Islands region on Monday, May 12, 2003 at 04:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ushuaia, about 2586.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -26.398 and latitude -56.982.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 70.7 km
Coordinates -56.982, -26.398
UTC time 2003-05-12 04:17:38.480
Location South Sandwich Islands region
Country South Sandwich Islands region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2003-05-12

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