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Sequence · 2017-05-10

M 6.5 · Observed seismic cluster · South Sandwich Islands region

Explore clusters of M4.5+ events observed around significant earthquakes. These clusters are descriptive and are not presented as earthquake predictions.

M4.5+ events in cluster35
M6+1
Analysis radius260 km
Observation window14 days
Largest secondary eventM 5.7
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Sequence timeline

Within first 24 hours22
Within first 7 days34
Observed duration8.1 d
Gap from reference eventM 0.8
0 h8.1 d
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Main-event impact

PAGER GREEN · Tsunami indicator · Shallow

52/100
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M4.5+ events in cluster

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.5South Sandwich Islands region15.0 km2017-05-10 23:23:36 UTCView event →
M 4.8South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2017-05-10 23:34:58 UTCView event →
M 4.6South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2017-05-10 23:45:10 UTCView event →
M 4.5South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2017-05-11 00:06:36 UTCView event →
M 5.6South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2017-05-11 01:09:43 UTCView event →
M 5.4South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2017-05-11 01:16:59 UTCView event →
M 5.0South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2017-05-11 03:55:41 UTCView event →
M 4.9South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2017-05-11 07:15:16 UTCView event →
M 5.1South Sandwich Islands region24.1 km2017-05-11 09:33:24 UTCView event →
M 4.8South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2017-05-11 12:33:57 UTCView event →
M 5.7South Sandwich Islands region13.0 km2017-05-11 15:41:11 UTCView event →
M 4.9South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2017-05-11 15:52:56 UTCView event →
M 4.9South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2017-05-11 15:54:25 UTCView event →
M 5.3South Sandwich Islands region11.9 km2017-05-11 15:57:32 UTCView event →
M 5.2South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2017-05-11 15:58:25 UTCView event →
M 4.7South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2017-05-11 16:03:50 UTCView event →
M 5.2South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2017-05-11 16:04:28 UTCView event →
M 5.4South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2017-05-11 16:05:30 UTCView event →
M 5.0South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2017-05-11 16:36:16 UTCView event →
M 5.0South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2017-05-11 16:42:12 UTCView event →
M 5.0South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2017-05-11 18:34:04 UTCView event →
M 5.1South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2017-05-11 22:50:33 UTCView event →
M 5.1South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2017-05-12 05:21:33 UTCView event →
M 4.5South Sandwich Islands region175.9 km2017-05-12 08:16:46 UTCView event →
M 4.6South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2017-05-12 15:57:56 UTCView event →
M 4.9South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2017-05-13 04:06:16 UTCView event →
M 4.7South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2017-05-13 06:42:05 UTCView event →
M 4.5South Sandwich Islands region35.0 km2017-05-13 11:46:37 UTCView event →
M 4.6South Sandwich Islands region59.4 km2017-05-14 03:25:42 UTCView event →
M 4.6South Sandwich Islands region27.8 km2017-05-14 12:37:25 UTCView event →
M 5.1South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2017-05-15 17:02:03 UTCView event →
M 5.3South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2017-05-15 21:12:21 UTCView event →
M 5.1South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2017-05-16 14:42:07 UTCView event →
M 4.7South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2017-05-17 22:50:32 UTCView event →
M 4.6South Sandwich Islands region87.7 km2017-05-19 02:04:49 UTCView event →

Interpretation

Explore clusters of M4.5+ events observed around significant earthquakes. These clusters are descriptive and are not presented as earthquake predictions. Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

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