Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 8, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit South Sandwich Islands region on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 05:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ushuaia, about 2650.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -25.573 and latitude -56.398.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 32.6 km
Coordinates -56.398, -25.573
UTC time 2010-12-08 05:49:51.400
Location South Sandwich Islands region
Country South Sandwich Islands region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2010-12-08

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