M 5.1 earthquake – Balleny Islands region
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Local time: Oct 30, 2026 · 23:12 (UTC+13)
ModerateShallow · 10 km
Reviewed by a seismologist
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- Magnitude
- 5.1body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 10 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- -62.446, 155.2621,968 km from Invercargill
- Energy released
- 674 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
- 400USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Oct 9, 2026.
How strong was it?
Moderate earthquake. It released 674 tons of TNT, 1.4 times the energy of 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.
- 8.1 1998 Balleny Islands Earthquake Mar 25, 1998
- 6.8 Balleny Islands region Mar 23, 1945
- 6.7 Balleny Islands region Jun 21, 1995
- 6.6 west of Macquarie Island Dec 12, 2021
- 6.6 west of Macquarie Island Oct 9, 2012
- 6.5 west of Macquarie Island Aug 9, 2008
- 6.4 Balleny Islands region Feb 3, 1995
- 6.4 west of Macquarie Island Jun 29, 1993