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Strong shallow mag. 6.6 earthquake - South Shetland Islands

A very strong magnitude 6.6 earthquake occurred in the South Atlantic Ocean near Elephant Island, Antarctica, in the evening of Thursday, Mar 19, 2026 at 8.22 pm local time (GMT -4). The quake had a very shallow depth of 4.9 km (3 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter. Earthquake details Date & time Mar 20, 2026 00:22:02 UTC Local time at epicenter Thursday, Mar 19, 2026, at 08:22 pm (GMT -4) Status confirmed (manually revi…
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Signs of the Times broke the news in on Friday, March 20, 2026.
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