Earthquake details

Friday, September 12, 2025 Earthquake

The earthquake hit South Sandwich Islands region on Friday, September 12, 2025 at 03:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ushuaia, about 2516.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -27.833 and latitude -56.328.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -56.328, -27.833
UTC time 2025-09-12 03:31:04.097
Location South Sandwich Islands region
Country South Sandwich Islands region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2025-09-12

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 5.0
South Sandwich Islands region
Unknown · 2026-09-19 09:59 UTC
80.0 km
M 4.9
South Sandwich Islands region
Unknown · 2026-09-12 11:05 UTC
66.8 km
M 6.2
South Sandwich Islands region
Unknown · 2026-09-02 23:46 UTC
14.3 km
M 5.2
South Sandwich Islands region
Unknown · 2026-09-02 10:54 UTC
57.7 km
M 4.4
South Sandwich Islands region
Unknown · 2026-08-31 21:46 UTC
31.0 km
M 5.1
South Sandwich Islands region
Unknown · 2026-08-30 03:55 UTC
53.1 km
M 5.0
South Sandwich Islands region
Unknown · 2026-07-29 10:30 UTC
58.0 km
M 4.6
South Sandwich Islands region
Unknown · 2026-07-12 15:15 UTC
80.4 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.