August 26, 2008 Earthquake: South, Atlantic Ocean

Name: August 26, 2008 Earthquake: South, Atlantic Ocean
Start: 2008-08-26
Location: South, Atlantic Ocean

August 26, 2008 · M5

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck South, Atlantic Ocean on August 26, 2008 at 08:07:08 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It caused a tsunami.

Map

Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date: August 26, 2008
Time: 08:07:08 UTC
Place: South, Atlantic Ocean
Magnitude: 5 (mb)
Focal depth: 10 km (6 mi)
Tsunami: Yes: the tsunami it caused
Epicenter: 52.533° S, 26.417° E
Country: Atlantic Ocean

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

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Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 10114.