A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, Balleny Islands region (0 miles). The 5.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:57:09 / 6:57 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/12/25 / 2025-12-20 06:57:09 / December 20, 2025 @ 6:57 am. Exact location of event, longitude 172.7072 East, latitude -63.8943 South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rw5u. Id of event: us6000rw5u. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).

There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.

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