1st LD Writethru: 5.2-magnitude quake hits South Sandwich Islands region -- USGS-Xinhua

1st LD Writethru: 5.2-magnitude quake hits South Sandwich Islands region -- USGS

Source: Xinhua

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2023-12-08 15:30:45

BEIJING, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted South Sandwich Islands region at 0659 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 44.4 km, was initially determined to be at 59.69 degrees south latitude and 26.08 degrees west longitude.