Magnitude 5.5 - SOUTH OF AFRICA 2012 January 12 14:11:08 UTC

Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	5.5
Date-Time	Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 14:11:08 UTC Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 04:11:08 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	52.100°S, 28.128°E
Depth	10 km (6.2 miles)
Region	SOUTH OF AFRICA
Distances	903 km (561 miles) SW of Marion Island, Prince Edward Islands 1664 km (1033 miles) E of Bouvet Island 2483 km (1542 miles) S of Durban, South Africa 2530 km (1572 miles) S of MASERU, Lesotho
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 19.7 km (12.2 miles); depth +/- 2.8 km (1.7 miles)
Parameters	NST= 45, Nph= 45, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.85 sec, Gp= 36°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc0007jpr

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