STRONG EARTHQUAKE
Scotia Sea
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Scotia Sea on 22 Aug 2026, 08:22 UTC. The hypocentre was 10 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. No felt reports have been received so far.
- Depth
- 10 km
- Latitude
- 60.32°S
- Time
- 08:22 UTC
- Magnitude
- M6.2
shallow
47.56°W longitude
22 Aug 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 6.2
Can be destructive in populated areas up to about 160 km across.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 63 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0, roughly the energy of 30 thousand tonnes of TNT.
10 KM DEEP
Shallow earthquakes release their energy close to the surface, so they are felt more strongly, and do more damage, than deeper earthquakes of the same magnitude.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
02 Nov 2026, 05:19 UTC · 87.9 km deep
02 Nov 2026, 04:45 UTC · 10 km deep
02 Nov 2026, 04:28 UTC · 580.9 km deep
02 Nov 2026, 01:54 UTC · 510.1 km deep