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Earthquake SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 06:50:41 GMT

Time4 hours ago
Location
-58.0943, -25.8207
Depth
79.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck on SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION, at Tue, 08 Sep 2026 06:50:41 GMT. Depth: 79km. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb.

Magnitude
5.3
mb
Map of SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Source
EMSC
Intensity
-

Agency Reports

4 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
EMSCPrimary5.379 km
4 hours ago
GFZ5.184 km
4 hours ago0s
NEIC5.1129 km
4 hours ago+5s
USGS5.1129 km
4 hours ago+5s

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_emsc_20260908_0000080
QualityS
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb
Last Update4 hours ago
Used Stations56

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