Aug 22 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the South Sandwich Islands region, the U.S. Geological Survey said early on Sunday. To the east and west are located the Scotia plate and the South American plate (SAM) , respectively, with the Antarctic plate to the south. (292.2 miles), 1964-05-26 10:59:16 UTC Found inside – Page 44... which is located to the northeast of the Antarctic Peninsula, high seismic activities have been recorded particularly near the South Sandwich Islands, ... The earthquake jolted the region at 05:26 (UTC). South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) is a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean. 30.3 km depth. Found inside – Page 262... south Sandwich islands region 4.5, Guatemala 4.3, Rota Region 4.5, northern Mariana islands 4.5 and Taiwan 4.3. 23 December 2004: Seismic magnitude on ... Found inside – Page 8boundary between South American and Antarctic plates . ... < 3 > Abe , K. , Focal process of the South Sandwich Islands Earthquake of May 26 , 1964 , Phys . at 11:26 September 08, 1961 UTC, Location: Epicenter at -60.063, -26.916, 1959-12-14 23:22:03 UTC I scan the USGS earthquake page each day a part of my weather review and in the years I've been observing, never seen a swarm this powerful and sustained. Epicenter at -55.372, -28.976, 1930-08-18 09:53:44 UTC M 5.2 - South Sandwich Islands … at 09:46 May 28, 2016 UTC, Location: Epicenter at -60.122, -24.344, 2008-02-23 15:57:20 UTC Earthquake? "Prelim M5.5 Earthquake South Sandwich Islands … at 14:03 July 15, 2013 UTC, Location: Found inside – Page 245South Sandwich Islands 245 an estimated height of eight miles (12.8 km). Ashes and rock fell from the column for miles around. Please wait while we search through millions of records. Epicenter at -60.665, -25.451, 2021-08-22 21:33:20 UTC Epicenter at -58.227, -22.099, 1987-01-30 22:29:42 UTC 0. The quake had a depth of 10 km, USGS said of the quake in the British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic. Reports from the public: 0 people 2021-08-14 23:36:18 UTC 4.9 magnitude, 10 km depth South Sandwich Islands 4.9 magnitude earthquake. 469.2 km from Every donation will be highly appreciated. (376.2 miles), 2021-08-12 18:32:54 UTC The Earthquake Event Page application supports most recent browsers, view supported browsers. (ANI) The earthquake jolted the … The quake had a depth of 10 km (six miles), USGS said. The quake had a depth of 42.5 km, USGS said. CIA map of the islands. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are a collection of islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. Most of the islands, rising steeply from the sea, are rugged and mountainous. South Sandwich Islands has had: (M1.5 or greater) 3 earthquakes in the past 24 hours. Found inside – Page 182REFERENCES CITED Abe, K., 1972a, Focal process of the South Sandwich Islands earthquake of May 26, 1964: Physics Earth and Planetary Interiors, v. 5, p. Epicenter at -55.69, -28.73, 2021-08-22 00:45:08 UTC South Sandwich Islands [UK], August 13 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted South Sandwich Islands region at 11.45 GMT … Found inside – Page 3713 32.6 South Atlantic Ocean near Sandwich Islands . Depth normal . 5 24.0 Southwest of Sumatra . Depth normal . 0 40.1 Near Nicobar Islands , Bay of Bengal ... 831.2 km from Epicenter at -55.627, -29.876, 1963-01-30 10:10:06 UTC Minutes ago the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that a 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck South Sandwich Islands Region at a depth of 76km. The swarm started with 3 stacking earthquakes on August 12, 2021 at 8:32 p.m. UTC. Epicenter at -56.203, -26.893, 1991-12-27 04:05:58 UTC Found inside – Page 57... the latter group also including two events in the South Sandwich Islands. For distances beyond 100°, Pdif may be observed from earthquakes of any ... The South Sandwich plate (SAN) is an oceanic microplate of approximately 180000 km2 located 1500 km North-East from the Antarctic Peninsula. This is the strongest of 127 aftershocks registered by the USGS after M7.5 and M8.1 on August 12. at 09:48 March 09, 1943 UTC, Location: Grytviken at 21:33 August 22, 2021 UTC, Location: Or, try our Real-time Notifications, Feeds, and Web Services . Numerous moderate … We're aiming to achieve uninterrupted service wherever an earthquake or volcano eruption unfolds, and your donations can make it happen! The 2021 South Sandwich Islands earthquakes were a pair of powerful intraplate earthquakes followed by more than 100 strong aftershocks which struck along the South Sandwich Trench in August 2021. Found inside – Page 44The quake was also felt at Fort Covington and in the Plattsburg area , New York . Sandwich Islands A strong earthquake occurred in the South Sandwich ... Found inside – Page 989Twelve earthquakes at intermediate depths ( 70-175 km ) were all in the South Sandwich Islands region ; the region had none of the large - magnitude ... Maintaining our website and our free apps does require, however, considerable time and resources. The latest quake >M5.0 occurred on about two hours ago (August 13, 2021; 5:52p.m. Or, try our Real-time Notifications, Feeds, and Web Services . We list magnitude, date, epicentral localization, maps, wave forms, the largest, tsunami hazards and last earthquakes in this state/area, South Sandwich Islands. Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.6 x 10 13 joules (4.45 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3832 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) please share your experience and submit a short "I felt it" report! 2021-08-31 14:24:27 UTC at 14:24 August 31, 2021 UTC Location: Epicenter at -57.044, -25.173 South Sandwich Islands at 18:35 August 12, 2021 UTC, Location: Every donation will be highly appreciated. Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900! Current and latest world earthquakes breaking news, activity and articles today. 606.2 km from More info. at 04:05 December 27, 1991 UTC, Location: Found inside – Page 2730 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION . ... 7 SOUTHERN ALASKA . ... 4.4 0.7 4.3 1.3 Macroseismic information for the Greek earthquake of September 7 at 11:57 UTC ... A 6.6-magnitude earthquake has struck east of the South Sandwich Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).. Source: Epicenter at -59.274, -26.801, 2016-05-28 09:46:59 UTC Most recent quakes Top 20 quakes past 24 hrs Quakes in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands User reports for this quake (1) User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale. Found insideORAKE PASSAGE SCOTIA SEA SOUTH GEORGIA ISLAND REGION SOUTH GEORGIA RISE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS ANT ARCTIC PENINSULA SOUTH WE ... Epicenter at -55.802, -27.423, 1921-09-13 02:36:59 UTC The agency is reporting a depth of 63.3 km (39.3 miles). The earthquake jolted the region at 0526 (UTC). The Earthquake Event Page application supports most recent browsers, view supported browsers. Epicenter at -57.596, -25.187, 1933-08-28 22:19:48 UTC at 00:45 August 22, 2021 UTC, Location: Major magnitude 7.5 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands Region on Thursday, 12 August 2021 at 18:32 (GMT) - information. Found inside – Page 121Using earthquake doublets to study inner core rotation and seismicity ... Examination of systematic mislocation of South Sandwich Islands earthquakes using ... The U.S. Tsunami Warning System said there was no tsunami warning after the quake. A very strong M6.9 earthquake hit South Sandwich Islands region at 11:10 UTC on August 16, 2021, at a depth of 14 km (8.7 miles). M 5.6 - South Sandwich Islands region. (Reuters) – A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the South Sandwich Islands region, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Sunday. Its epicentre was located at the depth of 96 kilometres (around 50 miles), according to the EMSC, while the US Geological Survey reported it was located at the depth of 47 kilometres (29 miles). The quake had a depth of 42.5 km, US GS said. at 12:47 June 27, 1929 UTC, Location: at 07:52 June 29, 2014 UTC, Location: Epicenter at -59.935, -26.266, 1943-03-09 09:48:59 UTC 3 M7.5 earthquakes hit within minutes the South Sandwich Islands on August 12, 2021. The strong seismic series is currently slowing down. 68 earthquakes in the past 365 days. Epicenter at -55.47, -28.367, 2004-09-06 12:42:59 UTC Epicenter at -56.726, -26.411, 2009-04-16 14:57:06 UTC VIRGINIA: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 hit the South Sandwich Islands region on Sunday, the US Geological Survey ( UGS) said. at 14:19 March 21, 1926 UTC, Location: 4 earthquakes in the past 7 days. The islands are a British dependency. Today 2021-09-05 10:17:53 UTC at 10:17 September 05, 2021 UTC Location: Epicenter at -58.83, -25.047 South Sandwich Islands Found inside – Page 193Magnitude 2 6.0 Earthquakes - Continued Coordinates Latitude Longitude Magnitude ( 2 ... Mar 10___21 58 43.5 South Sandwich 56.0 S 27.3 W Islands region . Found insideSouth Sandwich Islands South Sandwich Islands South Sandvics Island 112 113 115 116 127 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 121 129 130 בנ 1 51 132 133 130 135 ... The quake was at … The South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited, though a permanently manned Argentine research station was located on Thule Island from 1976 to 1982 (for details, see § History above). Automatic weather stations are on Thule Island and Zavodovski. M 5.1 - South Sandwich Islands … Found inside – Page 930In particular, they found that the BC-DF differential times along the pathway from earthquakes in the South Sandwich Islands (SSI) to the station COL at ... at 14:57 April 16, 2009 UTC, Location: The earthquake jolted the region at 05:26 (UTC). at 18:32 August 12, 2021 UTC, Location: Please wait while we search through millions of records. A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit near the South Sandwich Islands region on Tuesday, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). 7 earthquakes in the past 30 days. Support us - Help us upgrade our services! 1a Bathymetric contours are at … There have been no reports of injuries or damage as a result of the earthquake, as no people live on the South Sandwich Islands.No tsunami alert has been declared, the US National Tsunami Warning Centre stated. at 23:22 December 14, 1959 UTC, Location: 2 at 02:26 December 11, 2018 UTC, Location: 2021-09-01 09:01:12 (UTC) 59.067°S 25.631°W. List of recent and latest earthquakes recorded in and close to this area today and now. Strong mag. 360 THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS EARTHQUAKE OF 27 JUNE 1929 Figure 1. at 22:19 August 28, 1933 UTC, Location: Found inside – Page 9Prominent tectonic features include active volcanoes in the South Sandwich Islands and South Shetland Islands . Extensive seismic studies are needed to ... Found inside – Page 1729EARTHQUAKES AND EARTHQUAKE WAVES 263-113 Takeuchi , Hitoshi ; Sudo , Ken . ... the South Sandwich Islands and the Mid - Atlantic Ridge define a seismic zone ... A very strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.5 hit South Sandwich Islands region at 18:32 UTC on August 12, 2021. This quake was likely a foreshock of the 8.1 quake South Atlantic Ocean, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, 12 Aug 2021 4:35 pm (GMT … Epicenter at -60.879, -23.662, 2021-08-16 11:10:36 UTC Reports from the public: 3 people 2021-08-12 18:32:54 UTC 7.5 magnitude, 63 km depth South Sandwich Islands 7.5 magnitude earthquake. The current understanding of the August 12 M8.1 earthquake in the South Sandwich Islands is that it occurred as the result of reverse faulting at approximately 48 km (30 miles) depth in the Scotia subduction zone, according to the USGS tectonic summary report. (516.2 miles), 1929-06-27 12:47:13 UTC Epicenter at -60.291, -24.895, 2018-12-11 02:26:32 UTC South Sandwich Islands has had: (M1.5 or greater) 5 earthquakes in the past 24 hours 28 earthquakes in the past 7 days; 248 earthquakes in the past 30 days; 307 earthquakes in the past 365 days Epicenter at -56.323, -27.655 2021-08-12 18:35:20 UTC Found inside – Page 66148 FALKLAND ISLANDS REGION 149 DRAKE PASSAGE 150 SCOTIA SEA 151 SOUTH GEORGIA ISLAND REGION 152 SOUTH GEORGIA RISE 153 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION 154 ... at 15:57 February 23, 2008 UTC, Location: The Earthquake Event Page application supports most recent browsers, view supported browsers. at 02:36 September 13, 1921 UTC, Location: Grytviken Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900! Epicenter at -60.371, -28.36, 1926-03-21 14:19:09 UTC The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be changed later on as seismologists review their data and calculations, or else as other agencies issue their own reports. M 5.3 - South Sandwich Islands … at 12:42 September 06, 2004 UTC, Location: According to USGS data, the earthquake occurred deep in the Earth's crust, at a depth of 63 kilometers. (Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck the South Sandwich Islands region in the South Atlantic Ocean, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Thursday, adding the quake had a depth of 63 kms (39 miles). Grytviken Epicenter at -57.335, -23.433, 2000-11-07 00:18:04 UTC "Prelim M5.5 Earthquake South Sandwich Islands … 8.1 quake South Atlantic Ocean, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, Aug 12, 2021 4:35 pm (GMT -2), Quakes in or around South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Found inside – Page 256The South Sandwich Islands region was the site of 3 of 5 major shocks , and 51 of 109 earthquakes located during the year . The profile of deep focus shocks ... Found inside – Page 74They mainly used seismic data from South Sandwich Islands (SSI) earthquakes recorded at College, Alaska (COL). And they estimated a differential rotation ... (b) Close-up of the box below as marked (a), identifying the islands by name, in relation to the trench. Epicenter at -59.274, -26.205, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Major magnitude 7.7 earthquake - South Atlantic Ocean, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, on Thursday, 12 Aug 2021 4:32 pm (GMT -2) - 12 days ago. Reports from the public: 0 people 2021-08-31 14:24:27 UTC 5.6 magnitude, 26 km depth South Sandwich Islands 5.6 magnitude earthquake. Found inside – Page 489Focal process of the South Sandwich Islands earthquake of May 26, 1964. Phys. Earth Planet. Inter., 5: 110—122. Abe, K., 1972b. Lithospheric normal faulting ... Epicenter at -60.041, -26.838, 2013-07-15 14:03:39 UTC Found inside – Page 1290(2010 JUN 18) Northwestern University, Evanston: The South Sandwich Islands Earthquake Of 27 June 1929: Seismological Study And Inference On Tsunami Risk ... [Sea]. Found inside – Page 212... PKiKP/PcP amplitude ratios and uncertainties caused by seismic noise. ... times of mantle-sensitive seismic waves from the South Sandwich Islands: Is ... Epicenter at -56.332, -27.345, 2008-06-30 06:17:43 UTC Quakes in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Found inside – Page 933... July 14 November 10 June 26 June 27 November 25 May 14 August 6 August 24 February 22 April 6 May 25 Buller, New Zealand South Sandwich Islands Hawaii ... Found inside – Page 318... 187 San Francisco earthquake, 53, 54 San Jacinto, 187 San Joaquin Valley, 187 San Juan, 209 San Luis, 209 San Salvador, 197 Sandwich Islands, South, ... "Prelim M5.5 Earthquake South Sandwich Islands region Sep-05 05:26 UTC," US Geological Survey tweeted. If you felt this quake (or if you were near the epicenter), User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the. Found inside – Page 10... Papua New Guinea Atlantic Islands 08/28/92 earthquake , north of Ascension Island in the South Atlantic 11/21/92 earthquake , South Sandwich Islands ... If you felt this quake (or if you were near the epicenter), User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the. Its location was about 100 kilometers northeast of Montagu Island, part of the South Sandwich Islands, or 2,150 kilometers southeast of Stanley in the Falkland Islands. Regional Information. at 09:53 August 18, 1930 UTC, Location: Found inside – Page 1089Colombia , Rumania and South Sandwich Islands . By Tetsuo SANTÔ , Earthquake Research Institute and International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake ... at 22:29 January 30, 1987 UTC, Location: An earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck the South Sandwich Islands region in the South Atlantic Ocean, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Thursday, adding the quake had a … Epicenter at -55.342, -29.434 M6- estimated, registered by GEOFON,HKOEARTHQUAKE5E, possibly 2021-09-03 00:06:00 UTC (crescent moon), South Sandwich Islands … South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) is a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean.It is a remote and inhospitable collection of islands, consisting of South Georgia Island and a chain of smaller islands known as the South Sandwich Islands.South Georgia is 165 kilometres (103 mi) long and 35 kilometres (22 mi) wide and is by far the largest island in the territory. please share your experience and submit a short "I felt it" report! An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 hit the South Sandwich Islands region on Sunday, the US Geological Survey (UGS) said. The SAN plate is bounded to the west by the East Scotia Ridge and to the east by a subduction zone. Maintaining our website and our free apps does require, however, considerable time and resources. EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth. at 00:09 September 01, 1961 UTC, Location: The South Sandwich Trench is located to the east of the South Sandwich volcanic arc where the SAM plate subducts under the SAN plate. The majority of earthquakes associated with the South Sandwich plate occur at the South Sandwich Trench (Thomas et al. Epicenter at -56.032, -25.266, 1983-10-22 04:21:35 UTC The mainshock was the largest earthquake in the region since 1929, and is tied with the 2021 Kermadec Islands earthquake for the second largest earthquake of 2021. Found inside – Page 424Figure 17 One minute segments of short-period seismograms recorded at College, Alaska, for two earthquakes in the South Sandwich Islands (March 28, ... Found inside – Page 1861–7 days before all studied earthquakes during quiet geomagnetic conditions ... to the South Sandwich Islands, to the east of the November 17 earthquake. An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck the South Sandwich Islands region, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Monday.. 8.1 quake South Atlantic Ocean, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, Aug 12, 2021 4:35 pm (GMT -2), Quakes in or around South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. ). 2021-08-14 23:36:18 UTC at 23:36 August 14, 2021 UTC Location: Epicenter at -57.83, -23.576 South Sandwich Islands Epicenter at -58.598, -26.466, 1961-09-08 11:26:32 UTC Epicenter at -60.203, -26.858, 1993-01-10 14:39:00 UTC Quakes in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, South Georgia & the South Sandwich Is. Interactive Map. The August 12, 2021 M 7.5 earthquake in the South Sandwich Islands occurred as the result of reverse faulting at approximately 63 km depth in the Scotia subduction zone. Massive, powerful earthquake storm near South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands. On 9/5/2021 5:26:38 AM, an earthquake occurred in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands potentially affecting No people within 100km. Earthquake! The major quakes measured 7.5 and 8.1 on the moment magnitude scale, according to the United States Geological Survey. Found inside – Page 34DRAKE PASSAGE SCOTIA SEA SOUTH GEORGIA ISLAND REGION SOUTH GEORGIA RISE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS ANT ARCTIC PENINSULA SOUTH ... Found inside – Page 339... ray 84 turning point of seismic rays 98 uniform medium 201-2 uniform ... 308 earthquakes 284 Marianas 302 South Sandwich Islands 295 seismicity 295 ... St. Helena is of about equal distance. Found inside – Page 52Major or great earthquakes from June 1 , 1986 , through June 1 ... November 14 , 1986 Taiwan 7.8 January 30 , 1987 South Sandwich Islands 7.0 February 8 ... 5.4 earthquake - South Atlantic Ocean, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, on Sunday, Sep 5, 2021 7:59 am (GMT -2) - This quake was likely an aftershock of the 8.1 quake South Atlantic Ocean, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, Aug 12, 2021 4:35 pm (GMT -2) , which had occurred 3 weeks earlier. There were 3 quakes of magnitude 5.0+ in or around South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands during the past 24 hours, the largest largest being a 5.5 event. Felt Report - Tell Us! The quake had a depth of 42.5 km, USGS said. at 10:10 January 30, 1963 UTC, Location: at 18:08 November 02, 1943 UTC, Location: The focal mechanism solution indicates slip occurred on either a shallowly dipping fault striking east-southeast and dipping to the southwest, or on a steeply dipping fault striking to the northwest and dipping to the … Epicenter at -55.61, -28.599, 1943-11-02 18:08:31 UTC at 10:59 May 26, 1964 UTC, Location: Magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes South Sandwich Islands region -USGS. at 11:10 August 16, 2021 UTC, Location: Or, try our Real-time Notifications, Feeds, and Web Services . Found inside – Page 107The relative likelihood of a quake at a depth of 200 km occurring in Kazakhstan ... of earthquake activity at this depth in the South Sandwich Islands and ... "Prelim M5.5 Earthquake South Sandwich Islands region Sep-05 05:26 UTC," US Geological Survey tweeted. The Earthquake Event Page application supports most recent browsers, view supported browsers. 2021-08-12 18:32:54 UTC at 18:32 August 12, 2021 UTC Location: Epicenter at -57.596, -25.187 South Sandwich Islands at 14:39 January 10, 1993 UTC, Location: Found inside – Page 284A 6.8 quake off Okinawa Island, Japan. ... 11-12–11 A rare earthquake hit San Antonio, Texas. ... 12-12-11 A 6.2 quake in South Sandwich Islands. The earthquake jolted the region at 05:26 (UTC). at 06:17 June 30, 2008 UTC, Location: Found inside – Page 8The earthquake appears to have been centered in the region of the South Sandwich Islands . Pole Station : 467 earthquakes and phases were recordedo There ... South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) is a … The Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks offers the full text of the October 3, 1996 article entitled "Alaska Seismometers Clock the Spin of Earth's Inner Core," written by Ned Rozell, as part of the Alaska Science ... According to US Geological Survey report, an earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck the South Sandwich Islands region in the South Atlantic Ocean today. The quake had a depth of 42.5 km, USGS said. Reports from the public: 0 people 2021-09-05 10:17:53 UTC 4.7 magnitude, 10 km depth South Sandwich Islands 4.7 magnitude earthquake. Epicenter at -58.365, -23.338, 2014-06-29 07:52:55 UTC at 00:18 November 07, 2000 UTC, Location: Epicenter at -58.416, -25.321 Found inside – Page 57On July 15, 2013, the uninhabited South Sandwich Islands between South America and Antarctica were struck by an earthquake of magnitude 7.3. M 6.1 - South Sandwich Islands … Found inside – Page 113CONCLUSIONS The occurrence of aftershocks following the earthquake of 1973 ... 1972: Focal process of the South Sandwich Islands earthquake of May 26, 1964. The SAA is where the Earth’s magnetic field has weakened and where the Earth’s inner Van Allen radiation belt comes closest to the Earth’s surface , dipping down to an altitude of 200 kilometers. Epicenter at -60.857, -25.07, 1961-09-01 00:09:39 UTC The South Sandwich Islands (Spanish: Islas Sandwich del Sur) comprise 11 mostly volcanic islands (excluding tiny satellite islands and offshore rocks), with some active volcanoes. series of earthquakes off the South Sandwich Island takes place where the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) is located. (a) General location map of the South Atlantic, showing the South Sandwich Island Arc. Found inside – Page 220The 2004 Sumatra tsunami as recorded on the Atlantic coast of South America. ... The South Sandwich Islands earthquake of 27 June 1929: seismological study ... The earthquake had Magnitude 5.5M, Depth:42.49km. 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