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M5.8 earthquake strikes remote Bouvet Island region, no tsunami threat

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurred in the remote Bouvet Island region in the South Atlantic at 15:24 UTC on 2026-10-24, at a depth of 12.49 km. The USGS PAGER system issued a GREEN alert, indicating low likelihood of casualties or damage. The event is in a seismically active but uninhabited area, so impact is minimal.

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USGS Earthquakes M4.5+about 22 hours agoBVCredibility 10%View source

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Mosaic Score2.0
Model confidence0.9
Significance0.1
Source credibility0.1

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Bouvet Island
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