Earthquake off South Africa...Are The Buckles Now Undone?

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude4.8

Date-Time18 Nov 2014 23:40:39 UTC19 Nov 2014 01:40:39 near epicenter18 Nov 2014 18:40:39 standard time in your timezoneLocation48.172S 31.686EDepth10 kmDistances476 km (295 mi) WSW of Marion Island, Prince Edward Islands1663 km (1031 mi) SSE of Port Elizabeth, South Africa1666 km (1032 mi) SSE of Jeffrey's Bay, South Africa1668 km (1034 mi) SSE of Port Alfred, South AfricaLocation UncertaintyHorizontal: 0.0 km; Vertical 1.9 kmParametersNph = 22; Dmin = 1978.9 km; Rmss = 0.61 seconds; Gp = 82°
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