South Sandwich Islands [UK], December 7 (ANI): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 hit the South Sandwich Islands region on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey (UGS) said.

"M5.8 Earthquake South Sandwich Islands region Dec-07 15:55 UTC," USGS tweeted.

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Further details are awaited. (ANI)

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