Quakes · tsunami
Earthquake magnitude 6.9 (mww) in 61.810S 055.503W, depth 15 km at 232336Z jan 21
South Shetland Islands · USGS-US7000D2RX
- issued
- 2021-01-23 23:36Z
- status
- cancelled 2021-01-26 23:36Z
- self-cancels
- 2021-01-26 23:36Z
- authority
- USGS NEIC
- sea
- Southern Ocean
- position
- -61.810, -55.503
- source
- usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:13Z
Original warning text
SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS. 1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 6.9 (MWW) IN 61.810S 055.503W, DEPTH 15 KM AT 232336Z JAN 21. 2. A TSUNAMI MESSAGE WAS ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. FOLLOW THE TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES. 3. USGS EVENT US7000D2RX. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000d2rx
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- Earthquake magnitude 5.9 (mww) in 62.234S 058.192W, depth 12 km at 062349Z nov 202020-11-06
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2021-01-23 · closed 2021-01-27
- Earthquake magnitude 6.9 (mww) in 61.810S 055.503W, depth 15 km at 232336Z jan 21 this message2021-01-23 → 2021-01-26
- Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mww) in 61.767S 055.358W, depth 10 km at 241214Z jan 212021-01-24 → 2021-01-27
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