QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us6000d7hn
USGS us6000d7hn
11 Jan 2021, 19:44
east of the South Sandwich Islands
A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.
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-58.050000, -9.843200
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Event ID
us6000d7hn
Coordinates
-58.05, -9.8432
Network
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Significance
465