SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

FatalWishes - 1/31/2005 at 09:32

Official Advisory/Bulletin:

A moderate earthquake occurred at 13:56:38 (UTC) on Monday, January 31, 2005. The magnitude 5.5 event has been located in the SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Alert, Advisory, Warning, etc from a government agency.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/Quakes/ustyae.htm

Strange place for a quake there...usually a very quiet region....

DanG - 2/1/2005 at 01:40

'Strange place for a quake there...usually a very quiet region'....

oh - then you'll just Love this ...

Region: South Sandwich Islands Region
Magnitude: 6.5
Origin time: 2005/01/31 13:56:28 UTC
Longitude: 27.5°W
Latitude: 56.0°S

http://www.gfz-potsdam.de/geofon/alerts/ev050131140047/

FatalWishes - 2/1/2005 at 08:55

Man, this planet is screwed....something BIG is about to happen. And I mean BIG. That 9.0 was nothing.

There have been 266 earthquakes this last week

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/

many are 5.0 and bigger..over 1/3 of them. Some in the 6 range. There was even a 4.0 in Arizona. WTF is going on??

There are no fault zones around Texas, but I fully expect to feel the ground shaking soon. Why? Cuz there is going to be a major beeaitch of a quake somewhere that will be felt planet wide. I almost expected to feel something as I was getting ready for bed. I feel very restless and uneasy.

DanG - 2/1/2005 at 15:16

If I lived *anywhere* near the Ring of Fire - I'd be worried.

DanG - 3/5/2005 at 11:57

Magnitude 5.1
Date-Time Saturday, March 5, 2005 at 00:07:36 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Friday, March 4, 2005 at 10:07:36 PM
= local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 58.468°S, 26.241°W
Depth 87.7 km (54.5 miles)
Region SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Distances
60 km (40 miles) NNE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands
205 km (125 miles) SSE of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands

DanG - 3/16/2005 at 23:56

Magnitude 5.1
Date-Time Wednesday, March 16, 2005 at 12:27:04 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Wednesday, March 16, 2005 at 10:27:04 AM
= local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 56.211°S, 26.660°W
Depth 47.4 km (29.5 miles)
Region SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Distances
65 km (40 miles) NNE of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands
310 km (195 miles) N of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands

FatalWishes - 5/18/2005 at 07:49

Magnitude 6.0 - SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
2005 May 18 09:10:52 UTC

A strong earthquake occurred at 09:10:52 (UTC) on Wednesday, May 18, 2005. The magnitude 6.0 event has been located in the SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION. The hypocentral depth was estimated to be 89 km (55 miles). (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Magnitude 6.0
Date-Time Wednesday, May 18, 2005 at 09:10:52 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 at 7:10:52 AM
= local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 56.415°S, 26.923°W
Depth 89.1 km (55.4 miles)
Region SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Distances
40 km (25 miles) NNE of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands
290 km (180 miles) N of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands
650 km (405 miles) ESE of Grytviken, South Georgia
3420 km (2120 miles) SE of BUENOS AIRES, Argentina

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 9.5 km (5.9 miles); depth +/- 16.3 km (10.1 miles)
Parameters Nst= 73, Nph= 73, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.87 sec, Gp= 54°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID usyfai

DanG - 6/12/2005 at 17:53

Magnitude 5.9
Date-Time Sunday, June 12, 2005 at 19:26:25 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Sunday, June 12, 2005 at 5:26:25 PM
= local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 56.278°S, 26.983°W
Depth 95.2 km (59.2 miles) set by location program
Region SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Distances
50 km (30 miles) NNE of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands
305 km (190 miles) N of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands

DanG - 11/8/2005 at 13:55

Magnitude 5.6
Date-Time Monday, November 7, 2005 at 22:11:01 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Monday, November 7, 2005 at 8:11:01 PM
= local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 56.089°S, 27.377°W
Depth 109.7 km (68.2 miles)
Region SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Distances
70 km (45 miles) N of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands
330 km (205 miles) N of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands

DanG - 1/2/2006 at 03:09

Magnitude 7.4
Date-Time Monday, January 2, 2006 at 06:10:49 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Monday, January 2, 2006 at 5:10:49 AM
= local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 60.806°S, 21.465°W
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region EAST OF THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS
Distances
345 km (215 miles) SE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands
565 km (350 miles) SE of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands

DanG - 1/5/2006 at 11:32

Magnitude 6.0
Date-Time Thursday, January 5, 2006 at 08:40:50 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Thursday, January 5, 2006 at 6:40:50 AM
= local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 56.600°S, 24.843°W
Depth 46 km (28.6 miles)
Region SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Distances
150 km (90 miles) E of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands
285 km (175 miles) NNE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands

DanG - 3/1/2007 at 03:40

Magnitude 6.2
# Date-Time Wednesday, February 28, 2007 at 23:13:20 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
# Wednesday, February 28, 2007 at 9:13:20 PM
= local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 55.174°S, 29.184°W
Depth 35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
Region SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Distances 210 km (130 miles) NW of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands
455 km (285 miles) NNW of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands
480 km (300 miles) ESE of Grytviken, South Georgia
3225 km (2000 miles) SE of BUENOS AIRES, Argentina

DanG - 4/14/2008 at 07:46

Magnitude 6.0
Date-Time

* Monday, April 14, 2008 at 09:45:22 UTC
* Monday, April 14, 2008 at 07:45:22 AM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 56.027°S, 28.210°W
Depth 162.1 km (100.7 miles)
Region SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Distances 95 km (60 miles) NW of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands
345 km (215 miles) NNW of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands
565 km (350 miles) ESE of Grytviken, South Georgia
3330 km (2070 miles) SE of BUENOS AIRES, Argentina

DanG - 4/28/2008 at 12:55

Magnitude 6.0
Date-Time

* Monday, April 28, 2008 at 15:57:55 UTC
* Monday, April 28, 2008 at 01:57:55 PM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 58.677°S, 24.850°W
Depth 35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
Region SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Distances 100 km (65 miles) ENE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands
260 km (160 miles) SSE of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands
3660 km (2270 miles) SSE of BUENOS AIRES, Argentina

DanG - 4/16/2009 at 10:41

Magnitude 6.6
Date-Time

* Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 14:57:04 UTC
* Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 12:57:04 PM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 60.235°S, 26.791°W
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Distances 140 km (85 miles) S of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands
395 km (245 miles) S of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands
885 km (550 miles) SE of Grytviken, South Georgia
3330 km (2070 miles) N of South Pole, Antarctica