M4.9 earthquake South Sandwich Islands region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck South Sandwich Islands region at Apr 6, 9:09 AM ET, 10 km deep, light – felt by most people nearby, rattling windows, rarely damage.
Share
| Magnitude | 4.9 mb |
| Time | 6 Apr 2026, 13:09 UTC |
| Location | -56.879°, -30.321° – South Sandwich Islands region |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Felt reports | 0 |
| USGS event | us6000sn15 |
Other earthquakes nearby this year
| Mag. | Where | When (ET) | Depth | Felt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | South Sandwich Islands region · PAGER green | Feb 16, 10:36 PM 243 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.9 | South Sandwich Islands region | Feb 16, 9:20 PM 243 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.8 | South Sandwich Islands region | Feb 16, 10:13 PM 243 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.7 | South Sandwich Islands region | Feb 16, 9:25 PM 243 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.6 | South Sandwich Islands region | Jun 20, 6:23 PM 119 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.6 | South Sandwich Islands region | Apr 23, 5:08 AM 178 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.6 | South Sandwich Islands region | Feb 17, 5:59 AM 242 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.5 | South Sandwich Islands region | Feb 17, 4:44 AM 243 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.3 | South Sandwich Islands region | Apr 13, 7:19 AM 187 d ago | 10 km | – |
About this earthquake
How strong was the South Sandwich Islands region earthquake?
Magnitude 4.9 (mb), light – felt by most people nearby, rattling windows, rarely damage. Depth 10 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 M4.3.
More
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.