Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake of SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION 2012 January 22

2012 January 22 05:53:41 UTC: SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

Magnitude: 6.0

Date-Time : Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 05:53:41 UTC
Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 03:53:41 AM at epicenter

Location : 56.670°S, 25.018°W

Depth : 9.8 km (6.1 miles)

Region : SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

Distances:

a) 138 km (85 miles) E of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands

b) 281 km (174 miles) NNE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands

c) 2195 km (1363 miles) ESE of STANLEY, Falkland Islands

d) 3532 km (2194 miles) SE of BUENOS AIRES, D.F., Argentina

Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 17.2 km (10.7 miles); depth +/- 5.7 km (3.5 miles)

Parameters : NST= 41, Nph=158, Dmin=777 km, Rmss=0.7 sec, Gp= 68°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7