M 4.9 earthquake – Antarctica
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Local time: Feb 4, 2026 · 05:30 (UTC+5)
LightShallow · 10 km
Reviewed by a seismologist
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- Magnitude
- 4.9body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 10 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- -67.469, 114.0943,147 km from Port-aux-Français
- Energy released
- 338 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 369USGS score, 0–1,000+
The strongest here since 2008
The last earthquake at least as strong within 300 km struck on Jul 23, 2008.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 338 tons of TNT, 1.4 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Antarctica.