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Earthquake SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 17:23:29 GMT

Time7 hours ago
Location
-58.5976, -24.9849
Depth
29.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck on SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION, at Sun, 23 Aug 2026 17:23:29 GMT. Depth: 29km. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb.

Magnitude
5.2
mb
Map of SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Source
EMSC
Intensity
-

Agency Reports

3 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
EMSCPrimary5.229 km
7 hours ago
NEIC4.935 km
7 hours ago0s
USGS4.935 km
7 hours ago0s

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_emsc_20260823_0000245
QualityS
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb
Last Update6 hours ago
Used Stations56

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