Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake - BALLENY ISLANDS

M6.0 - BALLENY ISLANDS REGION

Preliminary Earthquake ReportMagnitude6.0Date-Time31 Jan 2016 17:39:00 UTC1 Feb 2016 04:39:00 near epicenter31 Jan 2016 12:39:00 standard time in your timezoneLocation63.287S 169.152EDepth10 kmDistances473 km (293 mi) NE of Young Island, Antarctica1880 km (1165 mi) S of Invercargill, New Zealand1912 km (1185 mi) S of Gore, New Zealand1940 km (1202 mi) S of Dunedin, New Zealand2475 km (1534 mi) S of Wellington, New ZealandLocation UncertaintyHorizontal: 9.2 km; Vertical 1.9 kmParametersNph = 35; Dmin = 1611.1 km; Rmss = 1.13 seconds; Gp = 119°
Version =Event IDus 20004w6c

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