5.8-magnitude quake hits Northern Molucca Sea -- GFZ-Xinhua

5.8-magnitude quake hits Northern Molucca Sea -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-07-24 07:09:15

BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted Northern Molucca Sea at 2258 GMT on Thursday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 0.69 degrees north latitude and 126.34 degrees east longitude.