Quakes · tsunami
Earthquake magnitude 6.5 (mww) in 56.414S 025.743W, depth 15 km at 102323Z may 17
South Sandwich Islands Region · USGS-US10008RB6
- issued
- 2017-05-10 23:23Z
- status
- cancelled 2017-05-13 23:23Z
- self-cancels
- 2017-05-13 23:23Z
- authority
- USGS NEIC
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -56.414, -25.743
- source
- usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:13Z
Original warning text
SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION. 1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 6.5 (MWW) IN 56.414S 025.743W, DEPTH 15 KM AT 102323Z MAY 17. 2. A TSUNAMI MESSAGE WAS ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. FOLLOW THE TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES. 3. USGS EVENT US10008RB6. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10008rb6
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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 5.7 (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
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Timeline · 3 messages since 2017-05-10 · closed 2017-05-14
- Earthquake magnitude 6.5 (mww) in 56.414S 025.743W, depth 15 km at 102323Z may 17 this message2017-05-10 → 2017-05-13
- Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mww) in 56.397S 025.787W, depth 10 km at 110109Z may 172017-05-11 → 2017-05-14
- Earthquake magnitude 5.7 (mww) in 56.584S 025.844W, depth 13 km at 111541Z may 172017-05-11 → 2017-05-14
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