*******5.6 EQ ... WESTERN INDIA/ANTARCTIC RIDGE*

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Magnitude 5.6 - WESTERN INDIAN-ANTARCTIC RIDGE
2010 April 27 17:17:12 UTC

Details
Maps
Earthquake Details

Magnitude
5.6
Date-Time
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 17:17:12 UTC
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 01:17:12 AM at epicenter
Location
50.577°S, 115.499°E
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region
WESTERN INDIAN-ANTARCTIC RIDGE
Distances
2071 km (1287 miles) S (181°) from Perth, Australia
3181 km (1977 miles) SW (227°) from CANBERRA, Australia
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 18.4 km (11.4 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters
NST= 25, Nph= 25, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.53 sec, Gp= 83°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7
Source
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center:
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
Event ID
us2010vpbg
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Last Edited by Hillcrest on 04/27/2010 01:52 PM