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Urgent: 5.2-magnitude quake hits Pacific-Antarctic Ridge -- USGS

Xinhua,December 17, 2017 Adjust font size:

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted Pacific-Antarctic Ridge, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said on Saturday.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 59.6397 degrees south latitude and 151.0349 degrees west longitude. Enditem