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Lower Left Latitude/Longitude: 64.98 S°, 31.77 W°
Upper Right Latitude/Longitude: 52.98 S°, 19.77 W°
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Hazards

Current Hazards

Recent Earthquakes (Past 7 Days)
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Region Lat/Long
None found for the area chosen.        
Active Tropical Storms (Current and 3-day Forecast Positions)
Name Advisory Date(UTC) Wind Speed Wind Gusts Heading Track Speed Status Pressure Lat / Long
None found for the area chosen.                
Active Volcanoes
Name Region Activity Primary Observatory More Information Last Updated Lat/Long
Michael United Kingdom Unknown   GVP Site Link Wed Oct 07 06:44:33 HST 2015 57.79° S / 26.46° W
Recent Hotspots (Fire)
Date of First Obs(UTC) Date of Last Obs(UTC) Description Mean Lat. Mean Long.
None found for the area chosen.        

Historical Hazards

Historical Earthquakes
(Resulting in significant damage or deaths)

Last 50 Years
Count
4
5 Most Recent Earthquakes
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Intensity Deaths Location Lat / Long
Aug 04 2003 00:04 7.6 10 0 SCOTIA SEA: LAURIE ISLAND: ORCADAS BASE 60.53° S / 43.41° W
Mar 25 1998 00:03 8.1 10 0 BALLENY ISLANDS 62.88° S / 149.53° E
Sep 03 1987 00:06 7.7 33 0 AUSTRALIA: MACQUARIE ISLAND 58.89° S / 158.51° E
Jun 11 1970 00:16 7.6 33 0 AUSTRALIA: MACQUARIE ISLAND 59.1° S / 157.8° E
Jan 30 1950 00:00 0.0 33 0 S. CHILE 53.5° S / 71.5° W
5 Largest Earthquakes
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Intensity Deaths Location Lat / Long
Mar 25 1998 00:03 8.1 10 0 BALLENY ISLANDS 62.88° S / 149.53° E
Sep 06 1943 00:03 7.9 25 0 AUSTRALIA: MACQUARIE ISLAND 53.0° S / 159.0° E
Dec 17 1949 00:06 7.8 33 1 CHILE: TIERRA DEL FUEGO 54.0° S / 71.0° W
Jun 26 1924 00:01 7.8 0 0 AUSTRALIA: MACQUARIE ISLAND 56.0° S / 157.5° E
Dec 17 1949 00:15 7.8 33 3 CHILE: TIERRA DEL FUEGO 54.0° S / 71.0° W

Volcanic Eruptions
Note: Historical eruptions data last updated in year 2000.

Last 100 Years Eruptions
Count
14
5 Most Recent Eruptions
Name Date(UTC) Magnitude Location Lat / Long
HEARD VOLCANO Jan 05 1997 00:00 2.0 INDIAN O.-S 53.11° S / 73.51° E
HEARD VOLCANO Dec 29 1985 00:00 0.0 INDIAN O.-S 53.11° S / 73.51° E
HEARD VOLCANO Jan 14 1985 00:00 2.0 INDIAN O.-S 53.11° S / 73.51° E
DECEPTION ISLAND Dec 29 1972 00:00 0.0 ANTARCTICA 62.96° S / 60.65° W
DECEPTION ISLAND Dec 12 1970 00:00 2.0 ANTARCTICA 62.96° S / 60.65° W

Tsunami Runups
Note: For each Tsunami event, there may be many locations of recorded runups of the same date for the chosen area.
To avoid duplicate results, the Regional Reporter tool applies a filter to display only one result per tsunami event.

5 Most Recent Tsunami Runups
Date(UTC) Country Location Runup(meters) Deaths Lat / Long
Mar 12 2011 05:51 CHILE PUERTO WILLIAMS 0.2   54.93° S / 67.63° W
Dec 26 2004 18:38 UK TERRITORY SIGNY, SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS 0.3 0 60.72° S / 45.6° W
Mar 28 1964 02:10 ANTARCTICA PALMER PENINSULA 0.4 0 64.5° S / 60.0° W
May 22 1960 23:15 CHILE PUNTA ARENAS 0.5 0 53.17° S / 70.93° W
5 Largest Tsunami Runups
Date(UTC) Country Location Runup(meters) Deaths Lat / Long
May 22 1960 23:15 CHILE PUNTA ARENAS 0.5 0 53.17° S / 70.93° W
Mar 28 1964 02:10 ANTARCTICA PALMER PENINSULA 0.4 0 64.5° S / 60.0° W
Dec 26 2004 18:38 UK TERRITORY SIGNY, SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS 0.3 0 60.72° S / 45.6° W
Mar 12 2011 05:51 CHILE PUERTO WILLIAMS 0.2   54.93° S / 67.63° W

Large Wildfires

(Greater than 40 sq. km.)
Start Date(UTC) End Date(UTC) Intensity Size (sq. km.) Mean Lat. Mean Long.
None found for the area chosen.          

Earthquake Intensity Zones

Probable maximum MMI intensity once in 50 years
Maximum Zone
Magnitude VIII

Storm Intensity Zones

Wind Speed with a 10% chance of occurring within 10 years
Maximum Zone (km/hr)
None found for the area chosen.

Demography

Population 2001
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
0 0
Population 2002
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
0 0
Population 2006
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
0 0
Population 2007
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
0 0
Countries
Country
Antarctica
Argentina
Australia
Bouvet Island
Chile
Heard Island & McDonald Islands
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Is
Major Cities
Country Name Population Status Lat / Long
Chile Punta Arenas 100,000 to 250,000 Other 53.17° S / 70.93° W
Argentina Ushuaia Less than 50,000 Provincial capital 54.79° S / 68.3° W

Infrastructure

Airports
Name Type Elevation (Ft.) Link Lat / Long
BASE MARAMBIO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00760 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SAWB 64.24° S / 56.63° W
LAGO FAGNANO NORTH Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00600 54.5° S / 67.17° W
PALMER STATION Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00149 64.78° S / 64.05° W
PETREL Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00015 63.48° S / 56.23° W
USHUAIA EST AERONAVAL Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00020 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SAWO 54.82° S / 68.3° W
CAPITAN FUENTES MARTINEZ Active civil airport 00104 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SCFM 53.25° S / 70.32° W
USHUAIA MALVINAS ARGENTINAS Active civil airport 00102 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SAWH 54.84° S / 68.3° W
CARLOS IBANEZ DEL CAMPO INTL Active joint (civil and military) airport 00139 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SCCI 53.0° S / 70.85° W
RIO GRANDE Active joint (civil and military) airport 00066 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SAWE 53.78° S / 67.75° W
ALMIRANTE SCHOEDERS Active military airport 00160 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SCDW 53.61° S / 70.47° W
GUARDIAMARINA ZANARTU Active military airport 00088 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SCGZ 54.93° S / 67.63° W
TENIENTE RODOLFO MARSH MARTIN Active military airport 00147 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=SCRM 62.19° S / 58.99° W
Nuclear Power Plants
Name Country Number of Reactors Lat / Long
None found for the area chosen.      

Environment

Urban/Rural Mask (SEDAC)
Land Cover Area (km2) %
Not classified 917,787 100
MODIS IGBP Land Cover
(excluding water area)
Land Cover Area (km2) %
Unclassified 320 100
Elevation (meters)
(land only)
Minimum Maximum Average
1 1,328 201
Average Temperature (degrees C)
  Jan Feb Mar
low .0 .0 .0
high .0 .0 .0
Average Precipitation
  Jan Feb Mar
mm/day 0.0 0.0 0.0
Current Meteorological Observations (METAR)
Station Name Observation Time (UTC) Temp (F) Wind Speed (MPH) Wind Direction Sky Condition Lat / Long
None found for the area chosen.            

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