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Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake: South Georgia Island Region

Summary

The red marker denotes the earthquake epicenter.

On Fri Aug 19th 2016 07:32:22 (UTC) the seismic network recorded an earthquake (preliminary 7.4 mww) located in South Georgia Island Region. Seismic region Southern Antilles.

The epicentral distance (i.e. distance separating the location to the epicenter) to the closest station USGCB in the network is 12,642.5 km.

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Details

Time:Fri Aug 19th 2016 07:32:22 (UTC)
Magnitude:7.4 mww
Location:(-55.2793,-31.874)
Depth:10.0 km
Author:USGS:us
evid,orid:1097136,1122200
nass,ndef:113,0
Authoritative:y

Proximity to Population Centers

Event and active stations

The red marker denotes the earthquake epicenter.

Seismic waveforms for closest station

Closest station with identified signal. Not filtered.

Seismic waveforms for vertical channels in network

Subset of several stations close to the event. Not filtered.

Signal description at some stations

STA_CHANS-E DeltaS-E AzimuthPhase TimeSignal/NoiseTime ResidualV. ModelAutharid
MONP2_HHZ113.636°141.76°PP2016-08-19 07:51:52.4539 UTC-1-0.75iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621159966
MONP2_HHZ113.636°141.76°Pdiff2016-08-19 07:47:08.0763 UTC-1-0.27iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621159970
CPE_HHZ113.989°141.59°PP2016-08-19 07:51:55.0539 UTC-1-0.657iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621160018
SOL_HHZ114.026°141.57°PP2016-08-19 07:51:54.9882 UTC-1-0.986iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621160021
TR04_HHZ114.035°141.62°Pdiff2016-08-19 07:47:10.0496 UTC-1-0.071iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621159975
TR04_HHZ114.035°141.62°PP2016-08-19 07:51:55.554 UTC-1-0.487iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621160022
JFS4_HHZ114.042°141.62°Pdiff2016-08-19 07:47:10.4079 UTC-10.257iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621159976
JFS4_HHZ114.042°141.62°PP2016-08-19 07:51:55.5673 UTC-1-0.523iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621160023
TR03_HHZ114.042°141.62°Pdiff2016-08-19 07:47:10.408 UTC-10.256iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621159977
TR03_HHZ114.042°141.62°PP2016-08-19 07:51:55.431 UTC-1-0.659iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621160024
JFN4_HHZ114.043°141.62°Pdiff2016-08-19 07:47:10.236 UTC-10.084iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621159978
JFN4_HHZ114.043°141.62°PP2016-08-19 07:51:55.5679 UTC-1-0.524iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621160025
TR02_HHZ114.046°141.62°Pdiff2016-08-19 07:47:10.4148 UTC-10.248iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621159979
TR02_HHZ114.046°141.62°PP2016-08-19 07:51:55.8469 UTC-1-0.269iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621160026
TR01_HHZ114.048°141.62°Pdiff2016-08-19 07:47:10.5908 UTC-10.415iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621159980
TR01_HHZ114.048°141.62°PP2016-08-19 07:51:55.7141 UTC-1-0.415iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621160027
LVA2_HHZ114.069°141.6°PP2016-08-19 07:51:56.0264 UTC-1-0.25iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621160028
TRO_HHZ114.133°141.59°PP2016-08-19 07:51:56.1499 UTC-1-0.582iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621160030
FRD_HHZ114.202°141.55°Pdiff2016-08-19 07:47:11.2306 UTC-10.371iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621159987
FRD_HHZ114.202°141.55°PP2016-08-19 07:51:56.8271 UTC-1-0.394iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621160032
TFRD_HHZ114.202°141.55°Pdiff2016-08-19 07:47:11.4032 UTC-10.543iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621159986
TFRD_HHZ114.202°141.55°PP2016-08-19 07:51:56.9635 UTC-1-0.258iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621160033
JORD_HHZ114.206°141.55°PP2016-08-19 07:51:56.8357 UTC-1-0.418iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621160035
PFO_HHZ114.219°141.56°Pdiff2016-08-19 07:47:10.9199 UTC-1-0.018iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621159989
PFO_HHZ114.219°141.56°PP2016-08-19 07:51:56.4522 UTC-1-0.894iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621160040
BZN_HHZ114.233°141.53°Pdiff2016-08-19 07:47:11.1176 UTC-10.12iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621159992
BZN_HHZ114.233°141.53°PP2016-08-19 07:51:57.1592 UTC-1-0.283iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621160043
SND_HHZ114.252°141.53°Pdiff2016-08-19 07:47:11.672 UTC-10.589iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621159993
SND_HHZ114.252°141.53°PP2016-08-19 07:51:57.0598 UTC-1-0.518iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621160044
WMC_HHZ114.301°141.51°Pdiff2016-08-19 07:47:10.7311 UTC-1-0.569iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621159995
WMC_HHZ114.301°141.51°PP2016-08-19 07:51:57.6991 UTC-1-0.226iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621160047
CRY_HHZ114.327°141.5°Pdiff2016-08-19 07:47:11.1258 UTC-1-0.29iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621159940
CRY_HHZ114.327°141.5°PP2016-08-19 07:51:58.0216 UTC-1-0.088iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621160048
TMSP_HHZ114.34°141.5°PP2016-08-19 07:51:58.0464 UTC-1-0.155iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621160049
GVAR1_HHZ114.39°141.48°Pdiff2016-08-19 07:47:11.9366 UTC-10.241iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621159996
GVAR1_HHZ114.39°141.48°PP2016-08-19 07:51:58.2789 UTC-1-0.277iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621160050
RRSP_HHZ114.396°141.47°Pdiff2016-08-19 07:47:11.4295 UTC-1-0.291iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621159997
RRSP_HHZ114.396°141.47°PP2016-08-19 07:51:58.4255 UTC-1-0.169iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621160051
RHIL_HHZ114.429°141.46°Pdiff2016-08-19 07:47:11.8386 UTC-1-0.03iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621159998
RHIL_HHZ114.429°141.46°PP2016-08-19 07:51:58.7624 UTC-1-0.07iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621160052
KNW_HHZ114.43°141.46°Pdiff2016-08-19 07:47:11.8411 UTC-1-0.033iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621159999
KNW_HHZ114.43°141.46°PP2016-08-19 07:51:58.2194 UTC-1-0.621iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621160053
RDM_HHZ114.435°141.45°Pdiff2016-08-19 07:47:11.1598 UTC-1-0.735iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621160000
RDM_HHZ114.435°141.45°PP2016-08-19 07:51:58.637 UTC-1-0.237iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621160055
SMER_HHZ114.468°141.42°Pdiff2016-08-19 07:47:11.3949 UTC-1-0.647iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621160002
SMER_HHZ114.468°141.42°PP2016-08-19 07:51:58.2906 UTC-1-0.817iasp91dbp:jtytell:1621160057

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