Major earthquakes in Scotia Sea since 1900 (M6+)

M6+23

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LargestM7.72013

M7+3

LatestM6.22026-08-22

Per decade

1900s1

1910s0

1920s2

1930s2

1940s2

1950s1

1960s2

1970s2

1980s2

1990s0

2000s4

2010s3

2020s2

Depth

0–70 km23

70–300 km0

300 km+0

50 largest

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.7 2013-11-17	2013-11-17 09:04	10 km	Scotia Sea
M7.6 2003-08-04	2003-08-04 04:37	10 km	Scotia Sea
M7.0 2006-08-20	2006-08-20 03:41	13 km	Scotia Sea
M7.0 1962-05-06	1962-05-06 19:00	15 km	Scotia Sea
M6.9 1938-01-24	1938-01-24 10:31	10 km	Scotia Sea
M6.9 2013-11-16	2013-11-16 03:34	10 km	Scotia Sea
M6.9 1941-11-18	1941-11-18 10:14	10 km	Scotia Sea
M6.7 1907-01-08	1907-01-08 05:21	15 km	Scotia Sea
M6.6 2025-06-28	2025-06-28 08:32	10 km	Scotia Sea
M6.5 1946-10-26	1946-10-26 00:21	10 km	Scotia Sea
M6.4 1950-03-02	1950-03-02 18:39	15 km	Scotia Sea
M6.4 1973-02-25	1973-02-25 05:35	33 km	Scotia Sea
M6.4 1986-12-22	1986-12-22 14:18	10 km	Scotia Sea
M6.4 1938-04-02	1938-04-02 06:01	10 km	Scotia Sea
M6.3 1986-09-13	1986-09-13 09:28	10 km	Scotia Sea
M6.2 1961-10-23	1961-10-23 00:08	15 km	Scotia Sea
M6.2 1979-09-23	1979-09-23 23:03	10 km	Scotia Sea
M6.2 2026-08-22	2026-08-22 08:22	10 km	Scotia Sea
M6.2 1929-12-06	1929-12-06 11:38	10 km	Scotia Sea
M6.1 2006-03-10	2006-03-10 10:12	10 km	Scotia Sea
M6.1 2013-11-13	2013-11-13 23:45	11 km	Scotia Sea
M6.1 1928-12-27	1928-12-27 04:46	10 km	Scotia Sea
M6.0 2003-09-30	2003-09-30 08:01	10 km	Scotia Sea

Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.