5.9-magnitude quake hits Balleny Islands region -- GFZ-Xinhua

5.9-magnitude quake hits Balleny Islands region -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-10-10 03:09:30

BEIJING, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted Balleny Islands region at 1449 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 61.24 degrees south latitude and 154.38 degrees east longitude. ■