Quakes
Earthquake magnitude 5.9 (mww) in 57.782S 025.340W, depth 35 km at 220551Z dec 21
South Sandwich Islands Region · USGS-US6000GEEA
- issued
- 2021-12-22 05:51Z
- status
- cancelled 2021-12-25 05:51Z
- self-cancels
- 2021-12-25 05:51Z
- authority
- USGS NEIC
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -57.782, -25.340
- source
- usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:13Z
Original warning text
SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION. 1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 5.9 (MWW) IN 57.782S 025.340W, DEPTH 35 KM AT 220551Z DEC 21. 2. USGS EVENT US6000GEEA. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000geea
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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 · 2 messages since 2021-12-07 · closed 2021-12-25
- Earthquake magnitude 5.8 (mww) in 57.464S 025.747W, depth 31 km at 071555Z dec 212021-12-07 → 2021-12-10
- Earthquake magnitude 5.9 (mww) in 57.782S 025.340W, depth 35 km at 220551Z dec 21 this message2021-12-22 → 2021-12-25
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