LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
South Sandwich Islands region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck South Sandwich Islands region on 03 Nov 2026, 13:34 UTC. The hypocentre was 143.6 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 2 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 143.6 km
- Latitude
- 58.84°S
- Time
- 13:34 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.9
intermediate
26.47°W longitude
03 Nov 2026
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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.
143.6 KM DEEP
At this depth the energy spreads before it reaches the surface. Shaking is usually weaker than a shallow earthquake of the same size, but it can be felt across a wider area.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
2 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 5.6.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
07 Nov 2026, 23:27 UTC · 10 km deep
07 Nov 2026, 23:25 UTC · 607 km deep
07 Nov 2026, 23:17 UTC · 10 km deep
07 Nov 2026, 20:55 UTC · 136.7 km deep