Major earthquakes in South Sandwich Islands since 1900 (M6+)

M6+203

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LargestM7.81964

M7+14

LatestM6.22026-09-02

Per decade

1900s0

1910s1

1920s11

1930s10

1940s11

1950s12

1960s30

1970s12

1980s19

1990s23

2000s23

2010s24

2020s27

Depth

0–70 km167

70–300 km36

300 km+0

50 largest

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.8 1964-05-26	1964-05-26 10:59	125 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M7.5 2021-08-12	2021-08-12 18:32	47 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M7.5 1933-08-28	1933-08-28 22:19	35 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M7.3 1961-09-01	1961-09-01 00:09	129 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M7.3 2013-07-15	2013-07-15 14:03	11 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M7.2 1910-11-15	1910-11-15 14:21	15 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M7.2 1983-10-22	1983-10-22 04:21	24 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M7.2 1991-12-27	1991-12-27 04:05	10 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M7.2 2016-05-28	2016-05-28 09:46	78 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M7.1 1961-09-08	1961-09-08 11:26	101 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M7.1 2018-12-11	2018-12-11 02:26	133 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M7.1 2021-08-22	2021-08-22 21:33	6 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M7.0 1987-01-30	1987-01-30 22:29	48 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M7.0 2008-06-30	2008-06-30 06:17	8 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M7.0 1926-03-21	1926-03-21 14:19	10 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M7.0 1943-03-09	1943-03-09 09:48	20 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M7.0 1959-12-14	1959-12-14 23:22	25 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.9 1930-08-18	1930-08-18 09:53	35 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.9 1921-09-13	1921-09-13 02:37	35 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.9 2004-09-06	2004-09-06 12:42	10 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.9 2014-06-29	2014-06-29 07:52	8 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.9 2021-08-16	2021-08-16 11:10	17 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.8 1943-11-02	1943-11-02 18:08	60 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.8 1963-01-30	1963-01-30 10:10	25 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.8 1966-09-14	1966-09-14 23:18	28 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.8 2000-11-07	2000-11-07 00:18	10 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.8 2008-02-23	2008-02-23 15:57	14 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.7 1963-12-31	1963-12-31 17:37	35 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.7 1967-08-22	1967-08-22 13:02	18 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.7 1993-01-10	1993-01-10 14:39	61 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.7 2009-04-16	2009-04-16 14:57	20 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.7 2021-08-12	2021-08-12 18:36	35 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.7 1936-01-14	1936-01-14 05:36	10 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.6 1929-12-06	1929-12-06 16:46	15 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.6 1959-02-15	1959-02-15 04:42	25 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.6 1943-03-25	1943-03-25 18:27	15 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.6 1991-06-15	1991-06-15 01:13	52 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.6 1991-12-28	1991-12-28 00:52	10 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.6 1992-11-21	1992-11-21 22:39	20 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.6 1994-07-25	1994-07-25 22:00	81 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.6 2008-02-10	2008-02-10 12:22	8 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.6 2019-08-27	2019-08-27 23:55	16 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.6 2021-08-22	2021-08-22 00:45	7 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.6 1933-07-21	1933-07-21 20:06	35 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.6 1972-12-22	1972-12-22 12:19	22 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.5 1930-04-21	1930-04-21 11:50	10 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.5 1929-12-06	1929-12-06 20:21	15 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.5 1949-02-28	1949-02-28 00:13	35 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.5 1983-01-18	1983-01-18 15:23	56 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.5 1983-10-22	1983-10-22 13:07	33 km	South Sandwich Islands region

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