2026-05-01 11:04:39 (M5.1) South Sandwich Islands region -57.8 -25.3 (70fa9)

M5.1 Earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	5.1
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 1 May 2026 11:04:40 Time near the Epicenter (1): 1 May 2026 09:04:40 Time in your area (1): 1 May 2026 16:34:40
Location	57.768S 25.333W
Depth	10 km
Distances	2492.3 km (1545.2 mi) SSW of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, Saint Helena 2636.4 km (1634.6 mi) ENE of Ushuaia, Argentina 2650.5 km (1643.3 mi) E of Río Grande, Argentina 2856.5 km (1771.1 mi) E of Río Gallegos, Argentina 2871.4 km (1780.3 mi) E of Punta Arenas, Chile
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 13.1 km; Vertical 1.9 km
Parameters	Nph = 46; Dmin = 796.0 km; Rmss = 0.87 seconds; Gp = 94° Version =
Event ID	us 7000shj5

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