M7.2 · South Sandwich Islands region

Saturday, May 28, 2016 · 9:46 AM – 9:56 AM
South Sandwich Islands region

Magnitude 7.2 (mww), 78 km deep, South Sandwich Islands region — 56.24°S, 26.94°W. May 28, 2016 at 09:46 UTC. Tsunami: USGS flags this quake as having caused one, or the potential for one. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20005ysu Data: US Geological Survey (public domain).