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Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mww) in 58.664S 025.223W, depth 35 km at 171705Z dec 25
South Sandwich Islands Region · USGS-US6000RVHE
- issued
- 2025-12-17 17:05Z
- status
- cancelled 2025-12-20 17:05Z
- self-cancels
- 2025-12-20 17:05Z
- authority
- USGS NEIC
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -58.664, -25.223
- source
- usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:13Z
Original warning text
SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION. 1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 5.6 (MWW) IN 58.664S 025.223W, DEPTH 35 KM AT 171705Z DEC 25. 2. USGS EVENT US6000RVHE. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000rvhe
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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 6.0 (mww) in 60.245S 028.990W, depth 10 km at 121147Z aug 262026-08-12
- 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 5.5 (mb) in 58.801S 025.488W, depth 30 km at 081841Z dec 252025-12-08
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2025-12-08 · closed 2025-12-20
- Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mb) in 58.801S 025.488W, depth 30 km at 081841Z dec 252025-12-08 → 2025-12-11
- Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mww) in 58.664S 025.223W, depth 35 km at 171705Z dec 25 this message2025-12-17 → 2025-12-20
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