M4.9 earthquake South Sandwich Islands region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck South Sandwich Islands region at Jul 23, 8:37 PM ET, 35 km deep, light – felt by most people nearby, rattling windows, rarely damage.
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| Magnitude | 4.9 mb |
| Time | 24 Jul 2026, 00:37 UTC |
| Location | -58.694°, -25.165° – South Sandwich Islands region |
| Depth | 35.0 km |
| Felt reports | 0 |
| USGS event | us7000t2ws |
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 393 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 5.3 | South Sandwich Islands region · PAGER green | Aug 21, 9:06 AM 56 d ago | 156 km | – |
| 5.3 | South Sandwich Islands region | Dec 14, 7:43 PM 306 d ago | 72 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 | Oct 21, 2:11 PM 360 d ago | 85 km | – |
| 5.2 | South Sandwich Islands region | Sep 20, 11:31 AM 391 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 35 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 M5.2.
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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.