5.1
1 hr 13 min ago
SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS
Mar 20, 2026 @01:15 UTC
SEAQUAKE
6.6
2 hr 7 min ago
SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS
Mar 20, 2026 @00:22 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.7
2 hr 32 min ago
LEVUKA, FIJI
Mar 19, 2026 @23:57 UTC
SEAQUAKE
5.2
3 hr 42 min ago
THE VALLEY, ANGUILLA
Mar 19, 2026 @22:46 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.8
7 hr 18 min ago
SEVERO-KURIL’SK, RUSSIA
Mar 19, 2026 @19:10 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.7
8 hr 47 min ago
SEVERO-KURIL’SK, RUSSIA
Mar 19, 2026 @17:41 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.8
11 hr 29 min ago
SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
Mar 19, 2026 @15:00 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.8
12 hr 45 min ago
SEVERO-KURIL’SK, RUSSIA
Mar 19, 2026 @13:43 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.5
13 hr 12 min ago
SEVERO-KURIL’SK, RUSSIA
Mar 19, 2026 @13:17 UTC
SEAQUAKE
5.2
13 hr 40 min ago
SEVERO-KURIL’SK, RUSSIA
Mar 19, 2026 @12:48 UTC
SEAQUAKE
5.4
14 hr 52 min ago
SOUTH OF PANAMA
Mar 19, 2026 @11:36 UTC
SEAQUAKE
5.6
18 hr 46 min ago
SEVERO-KURIL’SK, RUSSIA
Mar 19, 2026 @07:43 UTC
SEAQUAKE
5.0
20 hr 3 min ago
MID-INDIAN RIDGE
Mar 19, 2026 @06:26 UTC
SEAQUAKE
5.1
1 day ago
SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Mar 19, 2026 @02:07 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.5
1 day ago
MAISí, CUBA
Mar 18, 2026 @22:07 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.7
1 day ago
MISAWA, JAPAN
Mar 18, 2026 @21:23 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.8
1 day ago
FIJI REGION
Mar 18, 2026 @20:51 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.8
1 day ago
MID-INDIAN RIDGE
Mar 18, 2026 @14:51 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.6
1 day ago
MID-INDIAN RIDGE
Mar 18, 2026 @12:19 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.9
1 day ago
MID-INDIAN RIDGE
Mar 18, 2026 @12:11 UTC
SEAQUAKE

M6.6 - South Shetland Islands

Magnitude

6.6 - Richter scale

Depth

4.869 Km

Location

South Shetland Islands
LAT -61.1525, LON -56.2683

Date-Time

Mar 20, 2026 00:22:02 UTC
Mar 19, 2026 20:22:02 UTC -04:00 at epicenter

Source

USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID(s)

us6000shlp (pt26079000)

Population

0 people (est. 100km radius)

Distances from major cities

  • 981.7 km (610.0 miles) SE of Tolhuin, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
  • 1000.5 km (621.7 miles) SE of Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
  • 1066.5 km (662.7 miles) SE of Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
  • 1251.1 km (777.4 miles) SE of Punta Arenas, Region of Magallanes, Chile
  • 1323.8 km (822.6 miles) SE of Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina