Message:21286 In: EQUAKE.WW
From: CX2SADate: Thu, 23 Apr 26 06:14:00 Z
Newsgroups: EQUAKE.WW
Subject: (M5.0) South Sandwich Islands region -57.1 -24.5
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To : EQUAKE@WW
== PRELIMINARY REPORT ==
Event type: Earthquake
Region: South Sandwich Islands region
Geographic coordinates: 57.100S, 24.509W
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 10 km
Universal Time (UTC): 23 Apr 2026 05:31:00
Time near the Epicenter (1): 23 Apr 2026 03:31:00
Time in your area (1): 23 Apr 2026 02:31:00
Location with respect to nearby cities:
2403.4 km (1490.1 mi) SSW of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, Saint Helena
2700.7 km (1674.4 mi) ENE of Ushuaia, Argentina
2711.8 km (1681.3 mi) E of Río Grande, Argentina
2913.8 km (1806.6 mi) E of Río Gallegos, Argentina
2933.6 km (1818.8 mi) ENE of Punta Arenas, Chile
ADDITIONAL PARAMETERS
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event ID : us 6000ss8w
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist
(1) Nominal Standard Time; local and daylight savings time zone may differ.
For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see:
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000ss8w?utm_medium=email&utm_source=ENS&utm_campaign=realtime
or https://earthquake.usgs.gov/
National Earthquake Information Center
U.S. Geological Survey
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Automatic packet bulletin created ONLY for magnitudes 5.00 or up
received from www.usgs.gov by cx2sa.net: 23/04/2026 06:13:12 UTC
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