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Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mwb) in 58.121S 021.882W, depth 10 km at 010154Z jul 08
East of the South Sandwich Islands · USGS-USP000GB1G
- issued
- 2008-07-01 01:54Z
- status
- cancelled 2008-07-04 01:54Z
- self-cancels
- 2008-07-04 01:54Z
- authority
- USGS NEIC
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -58.121, -21.882
- source
- usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:13Z
Original warning text
EAST OF THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS. 1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 5.6 (MWB) IN 58.121S 021.882W, DEPTH 10 KM AT 010154Z JUL 08. 2. USGS EVENT USP000GB1G. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000gb1g
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- 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 · 2 messages since 2008-06-30 · closed 2008-07-04
- Earthquake magnitude 7.0 (mwc) in 58.227S 022.099W, depth 8 km at 300617Z jun 082008-06-30 → 2008-07-03
- Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mwb) in 58.121S 021.882W, depth 10 km at 010154Z jul 08 this message2008-07-01 → 2008-07-04
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