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5.0-magnitude quake hits South Sandwich Islands region -- GFZ

Xinhua
| June 17, 2026
2026-06-17

BEIJING, June 17 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted South Sandwich Islands region at 1713 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 55.82 degrees south latitude and 26.09 degrees west longitude. Enditem

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