What the records say
- When
- 12 Aug 2021
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 58.42° S, 25.32° W
- Max water height m
- 0.64
- Source quake magnitude
- 8.1
- Runups
- 88
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
2021 South Sandwich Islands earthquakes
Earthquakes in the Atlantic Ocean
The 2021 South Sandwich Islands earthquakes were a pair of powerful earthquakes, followed by many strong aftershocks which struck along the South Sandwich Trench in August 2021. The quakes measured 7.5 and 8.1 on the moment magnitude scale, according to the United States Geological Survey.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page