5.3-magnitude quake hits South Sandwich Islands region: USGS-Xinhua

5.3-magnitude quake hits South Sandwich Islands region: USGS

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2025-02-13 04:35:30

NEW YORK, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted South Sandwich Islands region at 19:54:09 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 108.1 km, was initially determined to be at 56.31 degrees south latitude and 27.20 degrees west longitude.