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M6.5 Earthquake near Scotia Sea

UTC time: 2025-06-28 08:32:19 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M6.5
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

Scotia Sea

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M6.5 Earthquake near Scotia Sea · 2025-06-28 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M6.5 Earthquake near Scotia Sea · 2025-06-28 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M6.5 earthquake was recorded near Scotia Sea on June 28, 2025 at 08:32 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 are considered strong and can be dangerous in inhabited regions.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
ab9444d5af4a5163e0ae7c904791f1822f1d823d
Magnitude
M6.5
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-06-28 08:32:19 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-61.13700, -38.59200
Temperature
-8.6°C

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
Grytviken772.2 kmN2

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Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 250 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours4
First 24 hours4
First 72 hours10
Strongest subsequent eventM6.6
M6.32025-06-28 08:32:20 UTC9.7 kmScotia Sea M6.62025-06-28 08:32:21 UTC27.3 kmSCOTIA SEA M5.92025-06-28 08:32:21 UTC33.7 kmScotia Sea M6.52025-06-28 08:32:23 UTC4.1 kmScotia Sea M5.12025-06-30 12:12:51 UTC16.0 kmScotia Sea M5.32025-06-30 12:12:51 UTC17.1 kmScotia Sea M5.12025-06-30 12:12:51 UTC16.9 kmSCOTIA SEA M4.92025-06-30 14:35:09 UTC11.1 kmScotia Sea M5.02025-06-30 14:35:10 UTC10.9 kmScotia Sea M4.92025-06-30 14:35:10 UTC11.1 kmSCOTIA SEA M4.92025-07-24 12:02:48 UTC22.7 kmScotia Sea M4.92025-07-24 12:02:51 UTC14.6 kmSCOTIA SEA

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)
512
Country (24h)
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