QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usc000t5jn
USGS usc000t5jn
11 Dec 2014, 13:53
South Sandwich Islands region
A magnitude 5.5 mwb earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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-56.751100, -25.424800
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Event ID
usc000t5jn
Coordinates
-56.7511, -25.4248
Network
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Significance
465