5.1-magnitude quake hits South Sandwich Islands region -- USGS-Xinhua

5.1-magnitude quake hits South Sandwich Islands region -- USGS

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-11-14 03:25:30

BEIJING, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted South Sandwich Islands region at 1904 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 63.8 km, was initially determined to be at 58.96 degrees south latitude and 25.73 degrees west longitude. ■