Earthquake SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION (5.0 mb) (2025-04-21 15:46:59 UTC)

1745250419

-56.1784, -27.8553

113.00 KM

A 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck on SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION, at 2025-04-21 15:46:59 UTC. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this minor quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb and was felt in surrounding areas. Stay updated on earthquake activity in SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

Recommendation
Very Strong Earthquake

Action

Severe shaking, potential for significant damage.

Suggestion

Indoors: Drop, Cover, and Hold On. Avoid elevators, as power outages may occur. Outdoors: Stay in the open. Be alert for aftershocks.

Earthquake SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION (5.0 mb) (2025-04-21 15:46:59 UTC)

Magnitudo (mb)

5.0

Automatic
EMSC

Summary

Intensity: 0
Tsunami: 0
ID: emsc_20250421_0000165

Nearest Places

Acrid Point / 19.62 km
Stench Point / 20.78 km
Pacific Point / 22.03 km
Reek Point / 22.19 km
Zavodovski Island / 22.25 km

Comment

Latest Earthquake

4.0

ROMANIA
Time: 1745266559
Depth: 70.00 km
Source: EMSC (Automatic)

3.4

MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
Time: 1745266007
Depth: 30.00 km
Source: EMSC (Automatic)

0.7

10 km NW of The Geysers, CA
Time: 1745265700
Depth: 2.67 km
Source: USGS (Automatic)

2.4

Sulawesi, Indonesia
Time: 1745265678
Depth: 5.00 km
Source: BMKG (Automatic)

2.8

SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA
Time: 1745265377
Depth: 10.00 km
Source: EMSC (Automatic)

Nearest Earthquake

5.1

South Sandwich Islands region
Time: 1745250419
Depth: 115.19 km
Source: USGS (Confirmed)

5.0

South Sandwich Islands region
Time: 1744461471
Depth: 100.72 km
Source: USGS (Confirmed)

5.0

SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Time: 1744461471
Depth: 100.70 km
Source: EMSC (Automatic)

4.9

SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Time: 1743320578
Depth: 100.00 km
Source: EMSC (Automatic)

4.9

South Sandwich Islands region
Time: 1743320578
Depth: 100.02 km
Source: USGS (Confirmed)