Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit South Sandwich Islands region on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 23:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ushuaia, about 2584.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -26.915 and latitude -55.873.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 44.0 km
Coordinates -55.873, -26.915
UTC time 2009-05-13 23:02:45.650
Location South Sandwich Islands region
Country South Sandwich Islands region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-05-13

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