2026-05-13 08:12:59 (M5.1) South Sandwich Islands region -55.4 -28.3 (70fa9)

M5.1 Earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	5.1
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 13 May 2026 08:13:00 Time near the Epicenter (1): 13 May 2026 06:13:00 Time in your area (1): 13 May 2026 13:43:00
Location	55.392S 28.261W
Depth	31 km
Distances	2366.9 km (1467.5 mi) SW of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, Saint Helena 2522.0 km (1563.7 mi) ENE of Río Grande, Argentina 2522.1 km (1563.7 mi) ENE of Ushuaia, Argentina 2705.8 km (1677.6 mi) E of Puerto Deseado, Argentina 2709.0 km (1679.6 mi) E of Río Gallegos, Argentina
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 12.4 km; Vertical 6.6 km
Parameters	Nph = 42; Dmin = 543.1 km; Rmss = 0.80 seconds; Gp = 88° Version =
Event ID	us 6000sxdf

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