Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 18, 2021 Earthquake

The earthquake hit South Sandwich Islands region on Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at 00:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ushuaia, about 2594.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -25.521 and latitude -59.060.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 37.4 km
Coordinates -59.060, -25.521
UTC time 2021-08-18 00:19:21.132
Location South Sandwich Islands region
Country South Sandwich Islands region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2021-08-18

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