6.6-magnitude quake hits Macquarie Island region -- USGS-Xinhua

6.6-magnitude quake hits Macquarie Island region -- USGS

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2025-07-27 00:27:45

HONG KONG, July 27 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 jolted Macquarie Island region at 1615 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 57.72 degrees south latitude and 157.53 degrees east longitude.