LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
Scotia Sea
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Scotia Sea on 23 Sept 2026, 08:41 UTC. The hypocentre was 10 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. The figures have been revised 1 time since the first report.
- Depth
- 10 km
- Latitude
- 60.27°S
- Time
- 08:41 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.9
shallow
47.60°W longitude
23 Sept 2026
mb
EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.9
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 710 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 338 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.
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