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2016 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Earthquake
19 August 2016 · South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
On 19 August 2016 at 07:32 UTC, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Scotia Plate, 77 km from its boundary with the South American Plate (mid-ocean ridge). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 19 August 2016
- Time
- 07:32 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.4
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- III (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Scotia Plate
- Country
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1929South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands · M 8.1
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth