Earthquake Magnitude 6.2 Strikes Sandwich Islands, 1/22/2012

Earthquake Magnitude 6.2 Strikes Sandwich Islands, 1/22/2012






January 22, 2012

USGS HAS DOWNGRADED THIS QUAKE TO 6.0

Another large 6.0 magnitude global earthquake (1/21/12 6.3 mag quake in Mexico) has occurred in the South Sandwich Islands region.  The USGS is reporting the following including a 5.2 immediate quake following in the same location.

Magnitude 6.2 - SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

2012 January 22 05:53:44 UTC

Earthquake Details

• This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude	6.2 (DOWNGRADED 6.0)
Date-Time	Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 05:53:44 UTC Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 03:53:44 AM at epicenter
Location	56.645°S, 24.944°W
Depth	33.4 km (20.8 miles)
Region	SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Distances	141 km (88 miles) E (88°) from Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands 278 km (172 miles) NNE (20°) from Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands 2188 km (1360 miles) ESE (117°) from STANLEY, Falkland Islands 2909 km (1808 miles) ESE (116°) from Punta Arenas, Chile
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 17.2 km (10.7 miles); depth +/- 5.7 km (3.5 miles)
Parameters	NST= 41, Nph= 42, Dmin=777 km, Rmss=0.7 sec, Gp= 68°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc0007pws

EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 6.3 STRIKES OFF COAST MEXICO

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