5.7-magnitude quake hits South Sandwich Islands region -- USGS-Xinhua

5.7-magnitude quake hits South Sandwich Islands region -- USGS

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2025-11-06 06:28:15

BEIJING, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted the South Sandwich Islands region at 2203 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 33.2 km, was initially determined to be at 58.05 degrees south latitude and 25.2 degrees west longitude.