5.1-magnitude quake hits Drake Passage -- GFZ-Xinhua

5.1-magnitude quake hits Drake Passage -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-02-28 02:48:15

BEIJING, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted Drake Passage at 1831 GMT on Friday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 60.27 degrees south latitude and 61.44 degrees west longitude.