1st LD Writethru: 5.0-magnitude quake hits Reykjanes Ridge -- USGS-Xinhua

1st LD Writethru: 5.0-magnitude quake hits Reykjanes Ridge -- USGS

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2023-12-09 16:55:15

BEIJING, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted Reykjanes Ridge at 0804 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 56.56 degrees north latitude and 34.36 degrees west longitude.