Magnitude 5.6 - BOUVET ISLAND REGION

Earthquake Details

Magnitude	5.6
Date-Time	Monday, April 30, 2007 at 15:38:54 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Monday, April 30, 2007 at 3:38:54 PM = local time at epicenter
Location	53.531°S, 5.760°E
Depth	10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region	BOUVET ISLAND REGION
Distances	185 km (115 miles) ENE of Bouvet Island 2400 km (1490 miles) SSW of Cape Town, South Africa
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 27.1 km (16.8 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters	Nst= 17, Nph= 17, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.38 sec, Gp= 90°, M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=Q
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	us2007buci