Centre Sismologique Euro-Mediterraneen
European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre
Rapid Determination of Source Parameters
operated at LDG (Paris) and IGN (Madrid)
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EMSC HAS RECORDED THE FOLLOWING SEISMIC EVENT
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EARTHQUAKE on 27/08/2019 at 23:55 (UTC)
SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION 892 km SE Grytviken
MAGNITUDE: Mw 6.6
Data provided by: AT DJA GFZ INGV KAN MAD NEIC PT PTWC
Latitude = 60.23 S
Longitude = 26.53 W
Origin Time = 23:55:17.9 (UTC)
Depth = 10 Km (f)
RMS = 0.98 sec
Gap = 36 degrees
95% confidence ellipse: - Semi major = 5.1 Km
- Semi minor = 3.8 Km
- Azimuth of major axis = 28 degrees
Number of data used = 166
Preliminary location computed on Wed Aug 28 00:16:25 2019 (UTC)
Done by Gilles MAzet-Roux
Comments :
Message number: 2818
All magnitudes estimations :
Mi6.8 (AT) M 6.9 (DJA) M 6.6 (GFZ) Mw6.6 (INGV) M
w6.3 (KAN) Mw6.6 (NEIC) Mi6.8 (PT) Mw6.8 (PTWC)
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