official data
USGS reports M6.2 in the South Sandwich Islands region
The U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program lists reviewed event us7000tdrv as magnitude 6.2 (mww) in the South Sandwich Islands region, with origin time 2026-09-02T23:46:57.617Z. The preferred epicenter is −56.2062° latitude, −27.9085° longitude, at a depth of approximately 125.9 km. The product set includes origin, phase data, moment tensor, ShakeMap, ground-failure, DYFI, and PAGER. Tsunami flag is 0; PAGER alert is green; reported MMI is about 3.79. This note is a single named M6.2+ reviewed event for the geophysics rail, not a dump of the USGS live feed. A deep oceanic M6.2 does not prove ECDO (hypothesis, not proven).
Key facts
- Magnitude
- M 6.2 mww (USGS us7000tdrv)
- Origin time
- 2026-09-02T23:46:57.617Z
- Location / depth
- −56.2062°, −27.9085°; depth ~125.9 km; South Sandwich Islands region
- Status / alerts
- Reviewed; tsunami flag 0; PAGER green; MMI ~3.79
- ECDO note
- Named M6.2+ geophysics event only — not ECDO proof; hypothesis remains unproven
M 6.2 - South Sandwich Islands region
USGS eventpage us7000tdrv
Note
Primary source preference: USGS eventpage and FDSN GeoJSON for us7000tdrv. Doom Signals does not invent magnitudes, depths, or tsunami warnings beyond USGS products.
ECDO remains a tracked hypothesis on this site, not proven science. A deep South Atlantic M6.2 is ordinary plate-boundary seismicity in the USGS catalog sense and is not evidence of global crustal displacement.
- Event id: us7000tdrv
- Place: South Sandwich Islands region
- Official coords: −56.2062, −27.9085
Why it matters
Fresh Sep 2 evening UTC reviewed USGS M6.2 not previously boarded — a concrete M5.5+ geophysics pin without flooding the site with the live earthquake feed.
Sources
Official data. Not a forecast.