2026-09-02 23:46:57 (M6.2) South Sandwich Islands region -56.2 -27.9 (70fa9)

M6.2 Earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	6.2
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 2 Sep 2026 23:46:58 Time near the Epicenter (1): 2 Sep 2026 21:46:58 Time in your area (1): 3 Sep 2026 05:16:58
Location	56.206S 27.909W
Depth	125 km
Distances	2426.8 km (1504.6 mi) SW of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, Saint Helena 2521.0 km (1563.0 mi) ENE of Ushuaia, Argentina 2525.5 km (1565.8 mi) E of Río Grande, Argentina 2719.0 km (1685.8 mi) E of Río Gallegos, Argentina 2732.9 km (1694.4 mi) E of Puerto Deseado, Argentina
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 9.5 km; Vertical 6.3 km
Parameters	Nph = 65; Dmin = 586.4 km; Rmss = 1.15 seconds; Gp = 46° Version =
Event ID	us 7000tdrv

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