QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us6000rw6a
USGS us6000rw6a
20 Dec 2025, 10:25
Balleny Islands region
A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
Where is Balleny Islands region?
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-63.710800, 172.336500
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000rw6a
Coordinates
-63.7108, 172.3365
Network
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Significance
432