5.8-magnitude quake hits Santa Cruz Islands Region -- GFZ-Xinhua

5.8-magnitude quake hits Santa Cruz Islands Region -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-05-23 03:42:45

BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted Santa Cruz Islands Region at 1930 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 10.63 degrees south latitude and 164.40 degrees east longitude.