Strong and shallow M6.6 earthquake hits South Sandwich Islands
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A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.6 hit South Sandwich Islands region at 23:55 UTC on August 27, 2019. The agency is reporting a depth of 24.5 km (15.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.6 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles).
The epicenter was located 2 484 km (1 543 miles) E of Tolhuin and 2 529 km (1 571 miles) E of Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.
There are no people living within 100 km (62 miles).
Regional seismicity
Teo Blašković founded The Watchers in 2011 and edited it until 2026, covering seismic and volcanic activity, extreme weather, space weather and near-Earth objects. Articles on this page are his archive.
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