M5.3 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
3706 d ago · 23 Aug 2016, 02:52 UTC South Sandwich Islands region
What happened
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck South Sandwich Islands region on 23 Aug 2016, 02:52 UTC at a depth of 10 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
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