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USGS us20002vxp

8 Jul 2015, 08:15

South Sandwich Islands region

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is South Sandwich Islands region?

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-59.483600, -29.080400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20002vxp
Coordinates
-59.4836, -29.0804
Network
us
Significance
416