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Earthquake magnitude 7.4 (mww) in 55.285S 031.877W, depth 10 km at 190732Z aug 16
South Georgia Island Region · USGS-US10006EXL
- issued
- 2016-08-19 07:32Z
- status
- cancelled 2016-08-22 07:32Z
- self-cancels
- 2016-08-22 07:32Z
- authority
- USGS NEIC
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -55.285, -31.877
- source
- usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:13Z
Original warning text
SOUTH GEORGIA ISLAND REGION. 1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 7.4 (MWW) IN 55.285S 031.877W, DEPTH 10 KM AT 190732Z AUG 16. 2. USGS EVENT US10006EXL. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10006exl
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- Earthquake magnitude 6.2 (mww) in 56.206S 027.909W, depth 126 km at 022346Z sep 262026-09-02
- Earthquake magnitude 6.4 (mww) in 55.535S 028.911W, depth 26 km at 111026Z jul 262026-07-11
- Earthquake magnitude 5.7 (mww) in 56.112S 027.877W, depth 101 km at 202300Z may 262026-05-20
- Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mww) in 55.352S 028.038W, depth 12 km at 100407Z jun 252025-06-10
- Earthquake magnitude 5.7 (mww) in 56.193S 027.426W, depth 124 km at 270041Z mar 252025-03-27
- Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mww) in 55.378S 028.905W, depth 37 km at 182252Z mar 252025-03-18
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Timeline · 4 messages since 2016-08-19 · closed 2016-08-24
- Earthquake magnitude 7.4 (mww) in 55.285S 031.877W, depth 10 km at 190732Z aug 16 this message2016-08-19 → 2016-08-22
- Earthquake magnitude 5.8 (mww) in 55.215S 032.066W, depth 3 km at 191733Z aug 162016-08-19 → 2016-08-22
- Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mwb) in 55.201S 032.113W, depth 7 km at 192037Z aug 162016-08-19 → 2016-08-22
- Earthquake magnitude 6.1 (mww) in 55.313S 031.751W, depth 12 km at 210345Z aug 162016-08-21 → 2016-08-24
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