M4.9 Earthquake near DRAKE PASSAGE

UTC time: 2025-10-16 04:49:55 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M4.9

Depth: 7.5 km
Source: EMSC

DRAKE PASSAGE

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About this earthquake

On October 16, 2025 at 04:49 UTC, a magnitude M4.9 earthquake occurred near DRAKE PASSAGE. With a focal depth of about 8 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

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Magnitude

M4.9

Depth

7.5 km

UTC time

2025-10-16 04:49:55 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

emsc

Coordinates

-60.28090, -62.19270

Temperature

-0.3°C

Depth profile

Shallow

7.5 km

Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

Penguin Island

Distance: 305 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 180 m ·Last eruption: 1905 ·Antarctica
Deception Island

Distance: 309 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 602 m ·Last eruption: 1970 ·Antarctica
Melville

Distance: 310 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 549 m ·Antarctica
Bridgeman Island

Distance: 354 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 240 m ·Antarctica
Mount Haddington Volcanic Field

Distance: 488 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'544 m ·Antarctica
Paulet

Distance: 497 km ·Pyroclastic cone ·Elevation: 353 m ·Antarctica

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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