5.7-magnitude quake hits East of South Sandwich Islands: GFZ-Xinhua

5.7-magnitude quake hits East of South Sandwich Islands: GFZ

Source: Xinhua| 2024-05-08 02:39:00|Editor:

NEW YORK, May 7 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted East of South Sandwich Islands at 14:34:57 GMT on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 59.37 degrees south latitude and 17.27 degrees west longitude.

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