M5.3 earthquake South Sandwich Islands region
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck South Sandwich Islands region at Dec 14, 7:43 PM ET, 72 km deep, moderate – felt widely, some damage to weak buildings.
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| Magnitude | 5.3 mb |
| Time | 15 Dec 2025, 00:43 UTC |
| Location | -58.775°, -25.675° – South Sandwich Islands region |
| Depth | 71.7 km |
| Felt reports | 0 |
| USGS event | us6000ruvy |
Other earthquakes nearby this year
| Mag. | Where | When (ET) | Depth | Felt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.7 | South Sandwich Islands region · PAGER green | Feb 16, 9:52 AM 242 d ago | 27 km | – |
| 5.6 | South Sandwich Islands region · PAGER green | Dec 17, 12:05 PM 303 d ago | 35 km | – |
| 5.6 | South Sandwich Islands region · PAGER green | Nov 5, 5:03 PM 345 d ago | 23 km | – |
| 5.5 | South Sandwich Islands region · PAGER green | Dec 8, 1:41 PM 312 d ago | 30 km | – |
| 5.4 | South Sandwich Islands region · PAGER green | Sep 19, 5:11 AM 392 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 5.3 | South Sandwich Islands region · PAGER green | Aug 21, 9:06 AM 56 d ago | 156 km | – |
| 5.2 | South Sandwich Islands region | Sep 8, 2:50 AM 39 d ago | 111 km | – |
| 5.2 | South Sandwich Islands region | Jul 31, 2:58 PM 77 d ago | 35 km | – |
| 5.2 | South Sandwich Islands region | Jul 1, 10:57 PM 107 d ago | 225 km | – |
| 5.2 | South Sandwich Islands region | Jan 26, 8:31 PM 263 d ago | 83 km | – |
| 5.2 | South Sandwich Islands region | Oct 31, 3:30 PM 350 d ago | 110 km | – |
| 5.2 | South Sandwich Islands region | Oct 21, 2:11 PM 360 d ago | 85 km | – |
About this earthquake
How strong was the South Sandwich Islands region earthquake?
Magnitude 5.3 (mb), moderate – felt widely, some damage to weak buildings. Depth 72 km.
Was it felt?
No felt reports have been submitted to the USGS so far.
Were there aftershocks?
1 earthquakes within 100 km in the following two weeks are in our records, the strongest M5.6.
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Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) earthquake catalog, real-time feeds and FDSN event service; magnitudes and locations are revised by seismologists for hours after an event. Times are Eastern (ET) unless marked UTC. Not an alert service: for warnings follow local authorities and tsunami centers.