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M5.6 Earthquake near Drake Passage

UTC time: 2025-05-02 13:55:04 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

Drake Passage

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M5.6 Earthquake near Drake Passage · 2025-05-02 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.6 Earthquake near Drake Passage · 2025-05-02 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.6 earthquake was recorded near Drake Passage on May 2, 2025 at 13:55 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

ID
78089c71c46201ceb1531c988d9eb5c3924ffcf9
Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-05-02 13:55:04 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-57.22000, -67.26000

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
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

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Ushuaia275.8 kmN56'825
Punta Arenas507.0 kmNW117'430

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Fueguino
    Distance: 312 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 157 m ·Last eruption: 1820 ·Chile

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours11
First 24 hours16
First 72 hours19
Strongest subsequent eventM6.4
M5.22025-05-02 13:55:05 UTC53.5 kmDrake Passage M5.32025-05-02 14:38:07 UTC24.5 kmDrake Passage M4.92025-05-02 14:38:07 UTC29.3 kmDrake Passage M5.12025-05-02 14:43:46 UTC7.8 kmDrake Passage M4.82025-05-02 15:18:05 UTC88.7 kmDrake Passage M5.22025-05-02 16:48:31 UTC61.4 kmDrake Passage M6.42025-05-02 17:59:09 UTC15.2 kmDrake Passage M5.82025-05-02 17:59:09 UTC13.5 kmDrake Passage M5.22025-05-02 18:20:33 UTC43.0 kmDrake Passage M4.82025-05-02 19:33:41 UTC142.6 kmDrake Passage M5.02025-05-02 19:33:50 UTC25.6 kmDrake Passage M5.02025-05-02 19:57:59 UTC37.7 kmDrake Passage

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

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
510
Country (24h)
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