Earthquake Report - 26th January 2010Location: 387 km or 240 miles South-West of Tristan da Cunha Magnitude: 5.5 Mb Mb is a measure (standing for Magnitude body) used by seismologists to describe the intensity of deep-seated earthquakes based on the amplitude of P body waves. Depth: 10 km or 6.2 miles Administrator David Morley reports that no tremors were felt on Tristan.The map left shows that the earthquake is almost certainly a along transform fault associated with the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and therefore unconnected with the Tristan da Cunha Volcano. |