2026-08-15 00:40:13 (M5.3) Balleny Islands region -62.9 165.9 (70fa9)

M5.3 Earthquake - Balleny Islands region

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	5.3
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 15 Aug 2026 00:40:13 Time near the Epicenter (1): 15 Aug 2026 11:40:13 Time in your area (1): 15 Aug 2026 06:10:13
Location	62.913S 165.890E
Depth	10 km
Distances	1822.3 km (1129.8 mi) S of Bluff, New Zealand 1844.6 km (1143.6 mi) S of Invercargill, New Zealand 1881.0 km (1166.2 mi) S of Gore, New Zealand 1918.9 km (1189.7 mi) S of Dunedin, New Zealand 1998.2 km (1238.9 mi) S of Queenstown, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 16.0 km; Vertical 1.9 km
Parameters	Nph = 19; Dmin = 1638.5 km; Rmss = 1.24 seconds; Gp = 134° Version =
Event ID	us 6000tkvi

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