M6.8 - EAST OF THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude	6.8
Date-Time	11 Mar 2014 02:44:06 UTC 11 Mar 2014 01:44:07 near epicenter 10 Mar 2014 21:44:06 standard time in your timezone
Location	60.847S 19.951W
Depth	16 km
Distances	418 km (259 mi) ESE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands 2879 km (1784 mi) ESE of Ushuaia, Argentina 3125 km (1937 mi) SE of Punta Arenas, Chile 3136 km (1944 mi) SE of Rio Gallegos, Argentina 2514 km (1558 mi) SE of Stanley, Falkland Islands
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 0.0 km; Vertical 4.4 km
Parameters	Nph = 49; Dmin = 1226.8 km; Rmss = 0.84 seconds; Gp = 53° Version = 1
Event ID	us c000n7bm

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