2026-01-31 06:21:40 (M5.0) South Sandwich Islands region -57.9 -25.4 (70fa9)

M5.0 Earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	5.0
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 31 Jan 2026 06:21:41 Time near the Epicenter (1): 31 Jan 2026 04:21:41 Time in your area (1): 31 Jan 2026 11:51:41
Location	57.943S 25.427W
Depth	89 km
Distances	2512.1 km (1557.5 mi) SSW of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, Saint Helena 2627.2 km (1628.8 mi) E of Ushuaia, Argentina 2642.1 km (1638.1 mi) E of Río Grande, Argentina 2849.3 km (1766.6 mi) E of Río Gallegos, Argentina 2862.8 km (1774.9 mi) E of Punta Arenas, Chile
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 12.6 km; Vertical 7.1 km
Parameters	Nph = 79; Dmin = 799.2 km; Rmss = 0.80 seconds; Gp = 85° Version =
Event ID	us 6000s5pv

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