5.9-magnitude quake hits North Atlantic Ocean -- GFZ-Xinhua

5.9-magnitude quake hits North Atlantic Ocean -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-05-31 05:38:00

BEIJING, May 31 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted North Atlantic Ocean at 2127 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 11.90 degrees north latitude and 59.39 degrees west longitude.