M6.5 earthquake - east of the South Sandwich Islands

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck east of the South Sandwich Islands on 14 Apr 1995, 13:15 UTC at a depth of 11 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.