Earthquake: Magnitude 5.1 - SOUTHWEST OF AFRICA

Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	5.1
Date-Time	Monday, August 06, 2012 at 12:20:45 UTC Monday, August 06, 2012 at 01:20:45 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	52.415°S, 13.499°E
Depth	10.1 km (6.3 miles)
Region	SOUTHWEST OF AFRICA
Distances	709 km (440 miles) ENE of Bouvet Island, Bouvet Island 2051 km (1274 miles) S of Hermanus, South Africa 2054 km (1276 miles) SSW of Bredasdorp, South Africa 2076 km (1289 miles) S of Grabouw, South Africa
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 20.4 km (12.7 miles); depth +/- 4.3 km (2.7 miles)
Parameters	NST= 28, Nph= 28, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.82 sec, Gp= 50°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usb000bphv

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