QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000guws
USGS usp000guws
12 Mar 2009, 05:18
South Sandwich Islands region
A magnitude 5.5 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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-60.861000, -23.810000
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Event ID
usp000guws
Coordinates
-60.861, -23.81
Network
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Significance
465