Urgent: 5.6-magnitude quake hits Samoa Islands Region-Xinhua

Urgent: 5.6-magnitude quake hits Samoa Islands Region

Source: Xinhua| 2024-07-16 01:55:30|Editor:

NEW YORK, Jul. 15 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted Samoa Islands Region at 2024-07-15 17:40:18 GMT on Monday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 16.52 degrees south latitude and 172.38 degrees west longitude.

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