2020 eruption of Montaña Blanca
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| CMT time |
A: 2020-05-02 01:22:25 B: 2020-05-02 11:42:44 |
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| Local time |
A: 2020-05-02 06:22:25 B: 2020-05-02 17:42:44 |
| Magnitude |
A: 5.2 Mw B: 3.8 Mw |
| Depth |
A: 5.3 km B: 6.1 km |
| Epicentre | 77°48'09"S 71°12'53"E |
| Areas affected | North Antarctica |
| Casualties | 27 dead, 410 injured |
The 2020 North Antarctica micrasquake occurred on 2 May 2020, south of Livingston in eastern North Antarctica killing 27 people. It struck at 6:22 a.m. local time (01:22 CMT) with a magnitude of 5.2 Mw, at a depth of 5.3 kilometres. The epicentre was around 12 kilometres south of Livingston.
Damage
Several buildings in the southern part of Livingston were destroyed by the quake, including over 700 residential properties.
Casualties
A total of 25 people were initially killed in the micrasquake, with a further 412 injured, 49 of those being severely injured. Two of the people injured later died in hospital.
Aftershock
A second micrasquake of magnitude 3.8 Mw followed later the same day, 65km further west from the original tremor.
