5.9-magnitude quake hits west of Macquarie Island -- USGS-Xinhua

5.9-magnitude quake hits west of Macquarie Island -- USGS

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-10-09 23:16:45

BEIJING, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted west of Macquarie Island at 1449 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 60.98 degrees south latitude and 154.46 degrees east longitude. ■