M5.3 earthquake - east of the South Sandwich Islands

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck east of the South Sandwich Islands on 27 Mar 2017, 10:48 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.