M 6.3 earthquake – Falkland Islands region
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Local time: Dec 1, 1941 · 16:56 (UTC-3)
StrongShallow · 15 km
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- Magnitude
- 6.3moment magnitude (mw)
- Depth
- 15 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- -54.176, -57.585277 km from Stanley
- Energy released
- 43 kilotons of TNTabout 2.8 × Hiroshima
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 614USGS score, 0–1,000+
The strongest here since 1928
The last earthquake at least as strong within 300 km struck on Oct 17, 1928.
How strong was it?
Strong earthquake. It released 43 kilotons of TNT, 89 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Falkland Islands.
- 7.4 Falkland Islands region Aug 17, 1908
- 7.0 Falkland Islands region Nov 25, 2013
- 6.5 Falkland Islands region Oct 17, 1928
- 6.4 South Atlantic Ocean Jun 19, 1952
- 6.0 South Atlantic Ocean Nov 25, 2013
- 5.7 Falkland Islands region Nov 18, 1982
- 5.6 South Atlantic Ocean Nov 25, 2013
- 5.6 Scotia Sea Jan 5, 2000