M 5.0 Earthquake Strikes South Sandwich Islands Region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake was recorded by USGS near South Sandwich Islands region. On the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program scale, M5.0 is classified "Moderate". Among the 1,740 earthquake reports Areazine has published, this M5.0 event ranks stronger than 55% of them (rank #612 by magnitude).
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- Magnitude
- M 5.0
- USGS class
- Moderate
- Location
- South Sandwich Islands region
- Archive rank
- #612 of 1,740
- Source
- USGS
- Published
- September 19, 2026
Sits above 55% of the 1,740 earthquakes in the archive by magnitude; 611 ran stronger.
Record status: a snapshot from USGS, not a final record. Check USGS's own event page for aftershocks and any later revision to the magnitude shown here.
What Happened
A M 5.0 mb earthquake struck the South Sandwich Islands region on 2026-09-19 at 12:39:59 UTC. The event was recorded at a depth of 77.621 km.
Location Details
The earthquake was centered at latitude -55.6255, longitude -28.1116 in the South Sandwich Islands region. The depth of 77.621 km places it in the deep category (>70 km).
Impact Assessment
No felt reports were recorded. There was no tsunami advisory (tsunami field value: 0) and no alert level was issued.
What You Should Know
This was a moderate earthquake. Such events can cause damage to poorly constructed buildings but are routine in seismically active regions.
Source
Data from USGS: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000tiis
Original source: USGS Official Notice ↗
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