4.9
1 hr 6 min ago
NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
Mar 20, 2026 @05:00 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.7
2 hr 31 min ago
KATSUREN-HAEBARU, JAPAN
Mar 20, 2026 @03:35 UTC
SEAQUAKE
6.1
3 hr 36 min ago
ISANGEL, VANUATU
Mar 20, 2026 @02:30 UTC
SEAQUAKE
5.1
4 hr 51 min ago
SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS
Mar 20, 2026 @01:15 UTC
SEAQUAKE
6.6
5 hr 45 min ago
SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS
Mar 20, 2026 @00:22 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.7
6 hr 9 min ago
LEVUKA, FIJI
Mar 19, 2026 @23:57 UTC
SEAQUAKE
5.2
7 hr 20 min ago
THE VALLEY, ANGUILLA
Mar 19, 2026 @22:46 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.8
10 hr 56 min ago
SEVERO-KURIL’SK, RUSSIA
Mar 19, 2026 @19:10 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.7
12 hr 25 min ago
SEVERO-KURIL’SK, RUSSIA
Mar 19, 2026 @17:41 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.8
15 hr 6 min ago
SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
Mar 19, 2026 @15:00 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.8
16 hr 23 min ago
SEVERO-KURIL’SK, RUSSIA
Mar 19, 2026 @13:43 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.5
16 hr 49 min ago
SEVERO-KURIL’SK, RUSSIA
Mar 19, 2026 @13:17 UTC
SEAQUAKE
5.2
17 hr 18 min ago
SEVERO-KURIL’SK, RUSSIA
Mar 19, 2026 @12:48 UTC
SEAQUAKE
5.4
18 hr 30 min ago
SOUTH OF PANAMA
Mar 19, 2026 @11:36 UTC
SEAQUAKE
5.6
22 hr 23 min ago
SEVERO-KURIL’SK, RUSSIA
Mar 19, 2026 @07:43 UTC
SEAQUAKE
5.0
23 hr 40 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

M5.1 - South Shetland Islands

Magnitude

5.1 - Richter scale

Depth

10 Km

Location

South Shetland Islands
LAT -61.1312, LON -56.134

Date-Time

Mar 20, 2026 01:15:54 UTC
Mar 19, 2026 21:15:54 UTC -04:00 at epicenter

Source

USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID(s)

us6000shmv

Population

0 people (est. 100km radius)

Distances from major cities

  • 985.2 km (612.2 miles) SE of Tolhuin, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
  • 1004.6 km (624.3 miles) SE of Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
  • 1070.0 km (664.9 miles) SE of Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
  • 1255.2 km (780.0 miles) SE of Punta Arenas, Region of Magallanes, Chile
  • 1327.0 km (824.5 miles) SE of Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina