QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem886537
USGS iscgem886537
12 May 1957, 05:47
South Sandwich Islands region
A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.
Published location
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-60.500000, -24.277000
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem886537
Coordinates
-60.5, -24.277
Network
iscgem
Significance
554