5.2-magnitude quake hits south of Kermadec Islands -- USGS-Xinhua

5.2-magnitude quake hits south of Kermadec Islands -- USGS

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-03-12 03:04:30

BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted south of Kermadec Islands at 1839 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 33.01 degrees south latitude and 178.31 degrees west longitude.