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Magnitude 5.6 - SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE

2008 August 17 15:39:09 UTC

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Earthquake Details

Magnitude 5.6
Date-Time
Location 52.845°S, 4.380°W
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
Distances 540 km (335 miles) WNW of Bouvet Island
2775 km (1720 miles) SW of Cape Town, South Africa
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 18.7 km (11.6 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST= 22, Nph= 22, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.34 sec, Gp= 86°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=Q
Source
  • USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID us2008vvcb
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