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Magnitude5.3
RegionBOUVET ISLAND REGION
Date time2026-05-18 18:50:00.7 UTC
Location-54.160 ; -1.300
Depth10 km
Distance2727 km SSW of Cape Town, South Africa / pop: 3,433,000 / local time: 20:50:00.7 2026-05-18
2701 km SSW of Simon's Town, South Africa / pop: 6,500 / local time: 20:50:00.7 2026-05-18
Source parameters reviewed by a seismologist
All data providers for this event:
Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia -- Canberra, Australia (AUST)
GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) -- Potsdam, Germany (GFZ)
Ukrainian NDC, Main Center of Special Monitoring -- Kyiv, Ukraine (MCSM)
National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey -- Golden, United States (NEIC)
Centro de Sismologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo (member of the RSBR) -- Sao Paulo, Brazil (USP)
EMSC -- Arpajon, France (SC4)
Further information can be found at:
GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) -- Potsdam, Germany (GFZ)
National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey -- Golden, United States (NEIC)