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Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mwb) in 55.330S 030.918W, depth 8 km at 020157Z sep 16
South Sandwich Islands Region · USGS-US10006JJ6
- issued
- 2016-09-02 01:57Z
- status
- cancelled 2016-09-05 01:57Z
- self-cancels
- 2016-09-05 01:57Z
- authority
- USGS NEIC
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -55.330, -30.918
- source
- usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:13Z
Original warning text
SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION. 1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 5.5 (MWB) IN 55.330S 030.918W, DEPTH 8 KM AT 020157Z SEP 16. 2. USGS EVENT US10006JJ6. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10006jj6
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2016-08-19 · closed 2016-09-05
- Earthquake magnitude 5.7 (mb) in 55.335S 030.771W, depth 10 km at 190736Z aug 162016-08-19 → 2016-08-22
- Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mwb) in 55.330S 030.918W, depth 8 km at 020157Z sep 16 this message2016-09-02 → 2016-09-05
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