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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 9 October 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000dvmk
USGS usp000dvmk
21 Jul 2005, 13:02
east of the South Sandwich Islands
A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.
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-59.014000, -16.784000
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Event ID
usp000dvmk
Coordinates
-59.014, -16.784
Network
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Significance
432
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