M4.8 Earthquake near South Shetland Islands

UTC time: 2025-03-13 08:45:23 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M4.8

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: USGS

South Shetland Islands

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About this earthquake

On March 13, 2025 at 08:45 UTC, a magnitude M4.8 earthquake occurred near South Shetland Islands. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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

Details

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Magnitude

M4.8

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-03-13 08:45:23 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

usgs

Coordinates

-61.17850, -56.46680

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

Volcanoes nearby

Bridgeman Island

Distance: 99 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 240 m ·Antarctica
Melville

Distance: 113 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 549 m ·Antarctica
Penguin Island

Distance: 128 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 180 m ·Last eruption: 1905 ·Antarctica
Paulet

Distance: 269 km ·Pyroclastic cone ·Elevation: 353 m ·Antarctica
Deception Island

Distance: 294 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 602 m ·Last eruption: 1970 ·Antarctica
Mount Haddington Volcanic Field

Distance: 337 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'544 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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