5.0-magnitude quake hits South Atlantic Ocean -- GFZ-Xinhua

5.0-magnitude quake hits South Atlantic Ocean -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-07-27 07:03:30

BEIJING, July 27 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted South Atlantic Ocean at 2239 GMT on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 22.50 degrees south latitude and 20.32 degrees west longitude.