6.0 AND GREATER EARTHQUAKES ARE REPORTED ON THIS SITE AND ALL EARTHQUAKE STATS PERTAIN TO 6.0 AND GREATER MAGNITUDE QUAKES.

Map: USGS

A major 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the South Sandwich Islands region, on May 10, 2017, at 2324 UTC, at a depth of 41 km / 26 mi, reported the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) issued a Tsunami Information Statement on May 10, 2017, at 2332 UTC. *The PTWC issued another Tsunami Information Statement for the Caribbean...