M 5.4 Earthquake Strikes Southern East Pacific Rise
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake was recorded by USGS near Southern East Pacific Rise. On the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program scale, M5.4 is classified "Moderate". Among the 1,699 earthquake reports Areazine has published, this M5.4 event ranks stronger than 85% of them (rank #195 by magnitude).
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- Magnitude
- M 5.4
- USGS class
- Moderate
- Location
- Southern East Pacific Rise
- Archive rank
- #195 of 1,699
- Source
- USGS
- Published
- September 10, 2026
Stronger than 85% of the 1,699 earthquake reports in Areazine's archive, weaker than 194 others.
Record status: a point-in-time USGS detection. Aftershocks, revised magnitude, and felt-report data continue to update on USGS's own event page after publication.
What Happened
A M 5.4 mww earthquake struck the southern East Pacific Rise at 12:47 UTC on September 10, 2026 (Unix time 1789064478934). The event was centered at latitude -34.8341, longitude -109.1514, with a depth of 10 km.
Location Details
The epicenter was located in the southern East Pacific Rise, an oceanic region far from populated land. The shallow depth of 10 km places it in the shallow category (<20 km).
Impact Assessment
No felt reports were recorded. The USGS issued a green alert level. No tsunami was generated (tsunami flag: 0).
What You Should Know
Earthquakes of this magnitude are classified as moderate and can cause damage to poorly constructed buildings if they occur near populated areas, though this event was in a remote oceanic location. Aftershocks remain possible.
Source
Data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS): https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000tgey
Original source: USGS Official Notice ↗
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