2026-05-06 19:19:17 (M5.0) South Sandwich Islands region -59.6 -24.1 (70fa9)

M5.0 Earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	5.0
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 6 May 2026 19:19:18 Time near the Epicenter (1): 6 May 2026 17:19:18 Time in your area (1): 7 May 2026 00:49:18
Location	59.563S 24.087W
Depth	10 km
Distances	2627.3 km (1628.9 mi) E of Tolhuin, Argentina 2640.3 km (1637.0 mi) SSW of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, Saint Helena 2673.5 km (1657.6 mi) E of Ushuaia, Argentina 2697.2 km (1672.3 mi) E of Río Grande, Argentina 2914.7 km (1807.1 mi) E of Punta Arenas, Chile
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 12.9 km; Vertical 1.9 km
Parameters	Nph = 27; Dmin = 955.8 km; Rmss = 0.63 seconds; Gp = 70° Version =
Event ID	us 6000svrl

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