Quakes · tsunami
Earthquake magnitude 6.6 (mww) in 60.215S 026.580W, depth 16 km at 272355Z aug 19
South Sandwich Islands Region · USGS-US700058YY
- issued
- 2019-08-27 23:55Z
- status
- cancelled 2019-08-30 23:55Z
- self-cancels
- 2019-08-30 23:55Z
- authority
- USGS NEIC
- sea
- Southern Ocean
- position
- -60.215, -26.580
- source
- usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:13Z
Original warning text
SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION. 1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 6.6 (MWW) IN 60.215S 026.580W, DEPTH 16 KM AT 272355Z AUG 19. 2. A TSUNAMI MESSAGE WAS ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. FOLLOW THE TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES. 3. USGS EVENT US700058YY. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us700058yy
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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 5.7 (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
- Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mww) in 57.963S 025.221W, depth 23 km at 052203Z nov 252025-11-05
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Timeline · 3 messages since 2019-08-27 · closed 2019-08-31
- Earthquake magnitude 6.6 (mww) in 60.215S 026.580W, depth 16 km at 272355Z aug 19 this message2019-08-27 → 2019-08-30
- Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mww) in 60.357S 026.529W, depth 10 km at 280759Z aug 192019-08-28 → 2019-08-31
- Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mb) in 60.558S 026.852W, depth 10 km at 280800Z aug 192019-08-28 → 2019-08-31
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