Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake of SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS 2012 January 15

2012 January 15 13:40:17 UTC: SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS

Magnitude: 6.5

Date-Time : Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 13:40:17 UTC
Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 09:40:17 AM at epicenter

Location : 60.755°S, 55.473°W

Depth : 10 km (6.2 miles)

Region : SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS

Distances:

a) 539 km (334 miles) W of Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands

b) 625 km (388 miles) NE of Palmer Station, Antarctica

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

d) 2919 km (1813 miles) S of BUENOS AIRES, D.F., Argentina

Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 18.5 km (11.5 miles); depth +/- 6.7 km (4.2 miles)

Parameters : NST= 88, Nph= 88, Dmin=626.7 km, Rmss=1.62 sec, Gp= 68°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7