Antarctica
Earthquakes in Antarctica
Every earthquake in and around Antarctica since 1900: how often it shakes, the strongest on record and the latest quakes. Offshore quakes within 300 km of its towns count too.
Past 30 days0M2.5+
Past year3M2.5+
Magnitude 6+0since 1900
StrongestM 5.91952 · Antarctica
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Magnitude 4.5+ per year since 1900
Before the 1970s fewer stations were recording, so early years undercount the smaller quakes.
The strongest earthquakes in Antarctica
Last 24 months
How deep
The latest
- 4.4 Antarctica Feb 20, 2026
- 4.4 Antarctica Feb 20, 2026
- 4.9 Antarctica Feb 4, 2026
- 4.2 Antarctica Sep 15, 2020
- 4.6 Antarctica Sep 4, 2016
- 4.1 Antarctica Dec 6, 2014
- 4.4 Antarctica Feb 8, 2014
- 4.4 Antarctica Aug 21, 2012
- 4.4 Antarctica Jun 1, 2012
- 5.5 Antarctica Jun 1, 2012
- 4.8 Antarctica Jan 13, 2012
- 4.7 Antarctica Jan 13, 2012
- 4.6 Antarctica Nov 21, 2011
- 4.5 Victoria Land, Antarctica Aug 19, 2011
- 4.2 Antarctica Jun 1, 2010