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M6.0 — South Sandwich Islands region
6.0
Magnitude
Strong
South Sandwich Islands region
63.6 km Shallow focus
Felt Reports
No Tsunami Alert
Green PAGER Alert
-57.7717, -25.5988 Coordinates
Reviewed Data Status
Epicenter · -57.7717°, -25.5988° · OpenStreetMap

This strong M6.0 earthquake was a shallow-focus event, striking at 64 km beneath South Sandwich Islands region. Strong earthquakes at this magnitude are widely felt across a broad region and can cause moderate to heavy damage to vulnerable structures near the epicenter.

At 64 km depth, this falls within the shallow-focus category. The relatively near-surface location means shaking at the epicenter may be more intense than deeper events of comparable magnitude.

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