M5.4 earthquake South Sandwich Islands region
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck South Sandwich Islands region at Jan 17, 1:00 PM ET, 86 km deep, moderate – felt widely, some damage to weak buildings.
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| Magnitude | 5.4 mb |
| Time | 17 Jan 2026, 18:00 UTC |
| Location | -55.766°, -28.582° – South Sandwich Islands region |
| Depth | 86.1 km |
| Felt reports | 0 |
| Max. estimated intensity (MMI) | 3.2 |
| PAGER alert | green |
| USGS event | us7000rqbc |
Other earthquakes nearby this year
| Mag. | Where | When (ET) | Depth | Felt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.4 | South Sandwich Islands region · PAGER green | Jul 11, 6:26 AM 97 d ago | 26 km | – |
| 6.2 | South Sandwich Islands region · PAGER green | Sep 2, 7:46 PM 44 d ago | 111 km | 2 reports |
| 5.7 | South Sandwich Islands region · PAGER green | May 20, 7:00 PM 149 d ago | 101 km | – |
| 5.1 | South Sandwich Islands region | Jul 29, 6:30 AM 79 d ago | 51 km | – |
| 5.1 | South Sandwich Islands region | May 13, 4:13 AM 156 d ago | 35 km | – |
| 5.1 | South Sandwich Islands region | Oct 25, 1:35 PM 356 d ago | 80 km | – |
| 5.1 | South Sandwich Islands region | Oct 23, 9:26 PM 358 d ago | 106 km | – |
| 5.0 | South Sandwich Islands region | Sep 19, 5:59 AM 27 d ago | 58 km | – |
| 5.0 | South Sandwich Islands region | May 13, 2:36 AM 157 d ago | 35 km | – |
| 5.0 | South Sandwich Islands region | Jan 28, 6:31 AM 261 d ago | 117 km | – |
| 4.9 | South Sandwich Islands region | Oct 7, 12:39 AM 10 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.9 | South Sandwich Islands region | Jun 30, 11:15 AM 108 d ago | 82 km | – |
About this earthquake
How strong was the South Sandwich Islands region earthquake?
Magnitude 5.4 (mb), moderate – felt widely, some damage to weak buildings. Depth 86 km. Strongest estimated shaking: intensity 3.2 on the Modified Mercalli scale.
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 M5.0.
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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.