M5.9 Earthquake — Balleny Islands region

A magnitude 5.9 (moderate) earthquake struck Balleny Islands region on 1983-08-14 19:56 UTC, at a depth of 10 km. See it live on Earth Live's real-time 3D globe.

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Source: USGS event page. The TNT equivalent is computed from the magnitude with the standard Gutenberg–Richter energy relation; all other figures are USGS's own.

This area's earthquake history

In the year before this quake, USGS recorded 2 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more within 300 km.

Strongest recorded within 300 km since 1900:

• M6.2 — Balleny Islands region · 1969-06-29
• M6.1 — Balleny Islands region · 2016-01-31
• M6.0 — Balleny Islands region · 2011-07-21

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