Quakes
Earthquake magnitude 5.8 (mww) in 59.653S 026.455W, depth 34 km at 242106Z may 15
South Sandwich Islands Region · USGS-US10002BYB
- issued
- 2015-05-24 21:06Z
- status
- cancelled 2015-05-27 21:06Z
- self-cancels
- 2015-05-27 21:06Z
- authority
- USGS NEIC
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -59.653, -26.455
- source
- usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:13Z
Original warning text
SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION. 1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 5.8 (MWW) IN 59.653S 026.455W, DEPTH 34 KM AT 242106Z MAY 15. 2. USGS EVENT US10002BYB. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10002byb
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- Earthquake magnitude 6.0 (mww) in 60.245S 028.990W, depth 10 km at 121147Z aug 262026-08-12
- Earthquake magnitude 5.7 (mww) in 57.911S 025.352W, depth 27 km at 161452Z feb 262026-02-16
- Earthquake magnitude 6.0 (mww) in 57.772S 025.599W, depth 64 km at 290730Z jan 262026-01-29
- Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mww) in 58.664S 025.223W, depth 35 km at 171705Z dec 252025-12-17
- Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mb) in 58.801S 025.488W, depth 30 km at 081841Z dec 252025-12-08
- Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mww) in 57.963S 025.221W, depth 23 km at 052203Z nov 252025-11-05
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2015-05-24 · closed 2015-06-23
- Earthquake magnitude 5.8 (mww) in 59.653S 026.455W, depth 34 km at 242106Z may 15 this message2015-05-24 → 2015-05-27
- Earthquake magnitude 5.7 (mww) in 59.629S 026.503W, depth 50 km at 200532Z jun 152015-06-20 → 2015-06-23
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