Earthquakes on the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
On the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands there are partly large earthquakes with strengths of more than 7.0, which cause damages within a radius of over 100 kilometers. Due to the special tectonic situation of the country, there are more earthquakes than average.
Earthquakes on the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands since 1950
The strongest earthquake on the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands happened on 09/05/1961 in the region South Sandwich Islands with a magnitude of 7.7 on the Richter scale.
Date
Region
Tiefe
Magnitude
Deaths
Total damage
08/19/2016
South Sandwich Islands
11 km
7.4
0
09/08/1961
South Sandwich Islands
32 km
7.7
0
09/05/1961
South Sandwich Islands
7.7
0
09/01/1961
South Sandwich Islands
7.5
0
These statistics are based on datas from the National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Several data have been summarized and translated.