5.9-magnitude quake hits Drake Passage -- GFZ-Xinhua

5.9-magnitude quake hits Drake Passage -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-07-07 09:42:00

BEIJING, July 7 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted Drake Passage at 0126 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 57.39 degrees south latitude and 67.17 degrees west longitude.