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6.9-magnitude quake hits South Sandwich Islands region -- USGS

(Xinhua) 09:38, August 22, 2021

BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 jolted South Sandwich Islands region at 00:45 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 60.1023 degrees south latitude and 24.4608 degrees west longitude.

(Web editor: Meng Bin, Bianji)

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