Earthquake of magnitude 7.4 hits Drake Passage – China Earthquake Networks Center /detailed version-1/

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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News

BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) — A 7.4-magnitude earthquake jolted the Drake Passage at 10:16 a.m. Thursday, the China Seismic Networks Center (CENC) said.

The epicenter of the tremors was located at 60.25 degrees south latitude and 62.30 degrees west longitude. The hypocenter was located at a depth of 10 km, CENC reported. -0-

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