QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us20008uzq
USGS us20008uzq
27 Mar 2017, 11:48
east of the South Sandwich Islands
A magnitude 5.3 mwb earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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-59.102900, -17.721600
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Event ID
us20008uzq
Coordinates
-59.1029, -17.7216
Network
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Significance
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