Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 27, 2022 Earthquake

The earthquake hit South Sandwich Islands region on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ushuaia, about 2614.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -24.870 and latitude -60.218.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -60.218, -24.870
UTC time 2022-04-27 09:27:00.250
Location South Sandwich Islands region
Country South Sandwich Islands region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2022-04-27

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