* 6.0 AND GREATER EARTHQUAKES ARE REPORTED ON THIS SITE AND ALL EARTHQUAKE STATS PERTAIN ONLY TO 6.0 AND GREATER MAGNITUDE QUAKES.

Map: CSEM-EMSC

 

A major 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit the South Sandwich Islands region on April 30, 2015, at 10:19:21 UTC, at a depth of 100 km, reported Geoscience Australia (not finalized).