5.4
2 hr 20 min ago
SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Jan 17, 2026 @18:00 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.5
8 hr 36 min ago
SEVERO-KURIL’SK, RUSSIA
Jan 17, 2026 @11:44 UTC
SEAQUAKE
5.3
13 hr 34 min ago
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, RUSSIA
Jan 17, 2026 @06:46 UTC
SEAQUAKE
5.0
16 hr 2 min ago
YONAKUNI, JAPAN
Jan 17, 2026 @04:18 UTC
SEAQUAKE
5.2
16 hr 46 min ago
KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND
Jan 17, 2026 @03:34 UTC
SEAQUAKE
5.0
20 hr 4 min ago
IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
Jan 17, 2026 @00:16 UTC
SEAQUAKE
5.1
20 hr 30 min ago
AMAHAI, INDONESIA
Jan 16, 2026 @23:50 UTC
EARTHQUAKE
5.2
20 hr 58 min ago
UST’-KAMCHATSK STARYY, RUSSIA
Jan 16, 2026 @23:22 UTC
EARTHQUAKE
4.8
22 hr 13 min ago
ANGORAM, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Jan 16, 2026 @22:07 UTC
EARTHQUAKE
4.5
1 day ago
BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
Jan 16, 2026 @20:06 UTC
SEAQUAKE
5.3
1 day ago
HONCHō, JAPAN
Jan 16, 2026 @19:34 UTC
SEAQUAKE
5.1
1 day ago
WESTERN INDIAN-ANTARCTIC RIDGE
Jan 16, 2026 @17:52 UTC
SEAQUAKE
5.5
1 day ago
WESTERN INDIAN-ANTARCTIC RIDGE
Jan 16, 2026 @16:41 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.5
1 day ago
LIGAYAN, PHILIPPINES
Jan 16, 2026 @12:41 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.5
1 day ago
HUALIEN CITY, TAIWAN
Jan 16, 2026 @08:49 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.6
1 day ago
SAMA GRANDE, PERU
Jan 16, 2026 @07:34 UTC
EARTHQUAKE
4.9
1 day ago
JORDáN, COLOMBIA
Jan 16, 2026 @07:05 UTC
EARTHQUAKE
4.9
1 day ago
BARRIO NUEVO DE LOS MUERTOS, MEXICO
Jan 16, 2026 @06:42 UTC
EARTHQUAKE
5.2
1 day ago
CUYAMEL, HONDURAS
Jan 16, 2026 @06:08 UTC
SEAQUAKE
6.0
1 day ago
BANDON, OREGON
Jan 16, 2026 @03:25 UTC
SEAQUAKE

M5.4 - South Sandwich Islands region

Magnitude

5.4 - Richter scale

Depth

68.478 Km

Location

South Sandwich Islands region
LAT -55.7583, LON -28.8763

Date-Time

Jan 17, 2026 18:00:25 UTC
Jan 17, 2026 16:00:25 UTC -02:00 at epicenter

Source

USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID(s)

us7000rqbc

Population

0 people (est. 100km radius)

Distances from major cities

  • 2416.6 km (1501.6 miles) ENE of Tolhuin, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
  • 2422.8 km (1505.5 miles) SW of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, Tristan da Cunha, Saint Helena
  • 2474.2 km (1537.4 miles) ENE of Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
  • 2475.7 km (1538.3 miles) E of Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
  • 2665.1 km (1656.0 miles) E of Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina