2012-01-22 05:53:44 (Mw 6.2) SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION -56.6 -24.9 (ebb0)

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Region:                            SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Geographic coordinates:            56.645S,  24.944W
Magnitude:                        6.2 Mw
Depth:                            33 km
Universal Time (UTC):             22 Jan 2012  05:53:44
Time near the Epicenter:          22 Jan 2012  03:53:44
Local standard time in your area: 22 Jan 2012  05:53:44

Location with respect to nearby cities:
 141 km (88 miles) E (88 degrees) of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands
 278 km (172 miles) NNE (20 degrees) of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands
2188 km (1360 miles) ESE (117 degrees) of STANLEY, Falkland Islands
2909 km (1808 miles) ESE (116 degrees) of Punta Arenas, Chile


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event ID                     :  US c0007pws

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