5.1-magnitude quake hits west of Macquarie Island -- GFZ-Xinhua

5.1-magnitude quake hits west of Macquarie Island -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua| 2026-07-11 02:42:00|Editor: huaxia

BEIJING, July 11 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted west of Macquarie Island at 1826 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 53.17 degrees south latitude and 140.24 degrees east longitude.

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