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The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow.The quake was not felt (or at least not reported so).Quake Data | Interactive map | User reports | Earlier quakes hereHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Strong magnitude 5.1 earthquake at unknown depth20 Mar 01:27 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 12 minutes.20 Mar 01:27: Magnitude recalculated from 5.0 to 5.1.20 Mar 01:27: Now using data updates from EMSCI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMar 20, 2026 01:15:55 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Mar 19, 2026, at 09:15 pm (GMT -4)StatusconfirmedMagnitude5.1Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude61.1209°S / 56.1646°WAntarcticaSeismic antipode61.1209°N / 123.8354°ERussiaShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoBridgeman Island (108 km / 67 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 1.9°C (35 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 9 m/s (17 kts) from WEstimated seismic energy released2.8 x 1012 joules (783 megawatt hours, equivalent to 674 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.1 | about seismic energy12 minutes agoMar 20, 2026 01:15 GMT / Mar 19, 2026 09:15 pm (GMT -4)Lat / Lng: -61.1209 / -56.1646: Antarctica: South Shetland IslandsSource: EMSCOther sources: GFZ: 5.1 / 10 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22824769',-61.12090,-56.16460,'12 minutes ago: Mag. 5.1, Antarctica: South Shetland Islands',html,'quakes-7-24.png',30,30,15,15,126]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in AntarcticaNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is The Stars Village, a town with 150 inhabitants in Antarctica, in 190 km (118 mi) distance southwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry190 km (118 mi)SW of epicenterThe Stars Village(pop: 150)III: Weak Antarctica917 km (570 mi)SW of epicenterRothera(pop: 100)I: Not felt AntarcticaNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-03-20EpicenterAgency5.110 km6.2 mi(*)01:15:55.32SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDSEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)5.0910 km6.2 mi(*)01:15:55.44South Shetland Islands8.4 km (5.2 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Previous quakes in the same area of this earthquake12 minutes agoMar 20, 2026 01:15 GMT / Mar 19, 2026 09:15 pm (GMT -4)Lat / Lng: -61.1209 / -56.1646: Antarctica: South Shetland IslandsSource: EMSCOther sources: GFZ: 5.1 / 10 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!',5.1,51, '#bb202a', 0.9,1.5, '#bb202a', 0.27);map2.addToMap('thisQuake',-61.1209,-56.1646,'12 minutes ago: Mag. 5.1, Antarctica: South Shetland Islands','Earthquake: Mag 5.1 / 10 km (6.2 mi) depth12 minutes agoMar 20, 2026 01:15 GMT / Mar 19, 2026 09:15 pm (GMT -4)Lat / Lng: -61.1209 / -56.1646: Antarctica: South Shetland IslandsSource: EMSCOther sources: GFZ: 5.1 / 10 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!','default'); // this will be local to this table obj function putQuakeOnMap(id,lat,lon,time,title,html,mag,zIndex) { qTableOlder.putQuakeOnMap(id,lat,lon,time,title,html,mag,zIndex); } map2.circleScale=0.5;qTableOlder.usePalette=1;qTableOlder.startVal=qTableOlder.referenceTime-(80*365.25*86400);qTableOlder.endVal=qTableOlder.referenceTime; qTableOlder.assignMap(map2); (async function(){await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r,4000));map2.map.setZoom(7)})(); })(); (async function(){while(typeof mkRequest=="undefined")await new Promise(r=>setTimeout(r,500));mkRequest("https://server2.allquakes.com/api/getPrevious.php?quakeId=22824769","get","",function(httpObj){let r=httpObj.responseText,d=document;if(""!=r&&200==httpObj.status){let o=JSON.parse(r);if(!o){d.getElementById("olderQuakesSection").remove();return};let table=d.getElementById("qTableOlder");table.innerHTML+=o.tableRows,qTableOlder.alternateBg(),d.getElementById("placeholder_largestQText").innerHTML=o.html,d.getElementById("sectionPreviousCWrap").style.display="",eval(o.js)}})})();]]>Support Us – Help Us Enhance Our Services!We’re passionate about delivering the latest volcano and earthquake data from around the globe — just for you. 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