Urgent: 6.6-magnitude quake hits Drake Passage -- USGS-Xinhua

Urgent: 6.6-magnitude quake hits Drake Passage -- USGS

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2025-10-16 10:03:30

BEIJING, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 jolted Drake Passage at 0142 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 60.00 degrees south latitude and 61.70 degrees west longitude.