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

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

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-08-24 05:53:45

BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted Santa Cruz Islands Region at 2132 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 10.57 degrees south latitude and 164.81 degrees east longitude.