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Urgent: 5.9-magnitude quake hits Western Caroline Islands -- GFZ

Xinhua
| July 31, 2026
2026-07-31

BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted Western Caroline Islands, Micronesia at 1756 GMT on Thursday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 74 km, was initially determined to be at 11.61 degrees north latitude and 139.12 degrees east longitude. Enditem

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