2026-05-02 10:31:40 (M5.0) South Sandwich Islands region -59.3 -25.1 (70fa9)

M5.0 Earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	5.0
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 2 May 2026 10:31:41 Time near the Epicenter (1): 2 May 2026 08:31:41 Time in your area (1): 2 May 2026 16:01:41
Location	59.303S 25.077W
Depth	10 km
Distances	2574.9 km (1596.4 mi) E of Tolhuin, Argentina 2622.1 km (1625.7 mi) E of Ushuaia, Argentina 2644.1 km (1639.4 mi) E of Río Grande, Argentina 2860.1 km (1773.3 mi) E of Río Gallegos, Argentina 2862.3 km (1774.6 mi) E of Punta Arenas, Chile
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 13.4 km; Vertical 1.9 km
Parameters	Nph = 34; Dmin = 892.7 km; Rmss = 0.74 seconds; Gp = 98° Version =
Event ID	us 7000shsi

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