A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.2 hit the Scotia Sea at 08:22 UTC on August 22, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth. According to the NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC), there is no tsunami threat to Caribbean coasts from this earthquake.
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as an M6.6 struck the Scotia Sea at 08:32 UTC on June 28, 2025. The agency reports a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
After series of foreshocks that struck near South Orkney Islands in last 4 days, a massive and shallow M 7.8 earthquake struck the same area on November 17, 2013 at 09:04 UTC. USGS measured depth at 10 km (6.8 miles), EMSC is reporting M 7.6 at 30
Shallow earthquake swarm is currently ongoing near South Orkney Islands, South Pacific Ocean, approximately 640 km (400 miles) north east of the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. Current earthquake sequence started with M
