Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake of SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS 2012 January 15

2012 January 15 14:21:32 UTC: SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS

Magnitude: 6.2

Date-Time : Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 14:21:32 UTC
Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 10:21:32 AM at epicenter

Location : 60.797°S, 55.999°W

Depth : 14.8 km (9.2 miles)

Region : SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS

Distances:

a) 568 km (352 miles) W of Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands

b) 603 km (374 miles) NE of Palmer Station, Antarctica

c) 1019 km (633 miles) S of STANLEY, Falkland Islands

d) 2921 km (1815 miles) S of BUENOS AIRES, D.F., Argentina

Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 18.6 km (11.6 miles); depth +/- 6.2 km (3.9 miles)

Parameters : NST= 91, Nph= 91, Dmin=605.6 km, Rmss=1.16 sec, Gp= 86°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5