M6.3 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
12263 d ago · 20 Mar 1993, 09:20 UTC South Sandwich Islands region
What happened
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck South Sandwich Islands region on 20 Mar 1993, 09:20 UTC at a depth of 116 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.
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