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Urgent: 5.6-magnitude quake hits South Sandwich Islands Region -- GFZ

Xinhua
| February 17, 2026
2026-02-17

BEIJING, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted South Sandwich Islands Region at 0336 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 57.35 degrees south latitude and 30.30 degrees west longitude. Enditem

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