A very strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred in the South Atlantic Ocean near Visokoi Island island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, in the morning of Wednesday, Jan 1, 2025 at 11.48 am local time (GMT -2).

The epicenter was located 2 393 km (1 486 miles) SSW of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, Tristan da Cunha, Saint Helena, and 2 554 km (1 587 miles) ENE of Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.

There is no tsunami threat from this earthquake.