5.9-magnitude quake hits Mariana Islands -- GFZ-Xinhua

5.9-magnitude quake hits Mariana Islands -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2025-12-16 07:41:00

BEIJING, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted Mariana Islands at 2306 GMT on Monday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 159.4 km, was initially determined to be at 14.36 degrees north latitude and 145.98 degrees east longitude.