M5.5 Earthquake near Balleny Islands region

UTC time: 2025-01-02 02:54:17 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.5

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: USGS

Balleny Islands region

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About this earthquake

On January 2, 2025 at 02:54 UTC, a magnitude M5.5 earthquake occurred near Balleny Islands region. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

462b0a4f7891ccc3b80a98b59c579f00ca24f74f

Magnitude

M5.5

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-01-02 02:54:17 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

usgs

Coordinates

-62.33420, 155.70480

Depth profile

Shallow

10 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

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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