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last updated: 02/11/08 16:35.17 (PST)
On Sunday February 10 2008 at 4:22 AM (PST) the USArray seismic network recorded an earthquake (preliminary Mw 6.6) located in the South Sandwich Islands Region.
Initial source parameters for this tremor are indicated below. The epicentral distance (i.e. distance separating the epicenter and the closest station in the recording network, 319A) for the USArray is 12673 km (113.87 degrees).
If you felt the quake, the USGS would like to know. Please add your comments to the USGS page "Did you feel it?".
Location Maps
The red star denotes the earthquake epicenter. Triangle symbols are active stations at the time of the earthquake in the USArray (excluding ANSS backbone stations, which are represented by a diamond symbol) and colored by network. Gray lines are major rivers.
Global View:
Regional View:
| Transportable Array (TA) | |
| UC San Diego (AZ) | |
| CalTech (CI) | |
| UN Reno (NN) | |
| Uni. Utah (UU) | |
| ANSS backbone stations (US) |
Solution Parameters
| Solution Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Local Date: | Sunday February 10, 2008 |
| Local Time: | 4:22 AM PST |
| Universal Time: | 02/10/08 (041) 12:22.06 UTC |
| Magnitude: | 6.6 Mw |
| Latitude: | -60.8000 |
| Longitude: | -25.7000 |
| Depth: | 33 km |
| Author: | QED |
| Authoritative: | yes |
Waveforms
You may view plots showing this event as recorded by USArray instruments:
- Vertical components from every eighth USArray station that recorded the event across the whole network
- 3 components recorded by the closest USArray station to the event
Proximity to Population Centers
- 200 km (125 miles) SSE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands
- 455 km (285 miles) SSE of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands
- 975 km (600 miles) SE of Grytviken, South Georgia
- 3285 km (2040 miles) N of South Pole, Antarctica
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Current seismic activity measured by USArray
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Further information
Learn more about the Array Network Facility (ANF) component of USArray, the USArray experiment, the EarthScope project, and the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS).
