Earthquake details

Thursday, August 12, 2021 Earthquake

The earthquake hit South Sandwich Islands region on Thursday, August 12, 2021 at 23:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ushuaia, about 2614.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -25.286 and latitude -58.676.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 20.7 km
Coordinates -58.676, -25.286
UTC time 2021-08-12 23:32:57.010
Location South Sandwich Islands region
Country South Sandwich Islands region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2021-08-12

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