Quakes · tsunami
Earthquake magnitude 7.1 (mww) in 60.285S 024.874W, depth 6 km at 222133Z aug 21
South Sandwich Islands Region · USGS-US6000F9SQ
- issued
- 2021-08-22 21:33Z
- status
- cancelled 2021-08-25 21:33Z
- self-cancels
- 2021-08-25 21:33Z
- authority
- USGS NEIC
- sea
- Southern Ocean
- position
- -60.285, -24.874
- source
- usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:13Z
Original warning text
SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION. 1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 7.1 (MWW) IN 60.285S 024.874W, DEPTH 6 KM AT 222133Z AUG 21. 2. A TSUNAMI MESSAGE WAS ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. FOLLOW THE TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES. 3. USGS EVENT US6000F9SQ. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000f9sq
This area · earthquake & tsunami bulletins
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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 5.5 (mww) in 59.967S 018.990W, depth 15 km at 151451Z jul 262026-07-15
- 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
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Timeline · 4 messages since 2021-08-12 · closed 2021-08-25
- Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mb) in 60.434S 025.176W, depth 10 km at 121848Z aug 212021-08-12 → 2021-08-15
- Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mww) in 60.248S 024.928W, depth 10 km at 162050Z aug 212021-08-16 → 2021-08-19
- Earthquake magnitude 6.6 (mww) in 60.140S 024.221W, depth 7 km at 220045Z aug 212021-08-22 → 2021-08-25
- Earthquake magnitude 7.1 (mww) in 60.285S 024.874W, depth 6 km at 222133Z aug 21 this message2021-08-22 → 2021-08-25
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