New Delhi [India], January 2 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 on the Richter scale struck the South Sandwich Islands on Wednesday, the National Centre of Seismology (NCS) reported.

The earthquake occurred at 7:18 PM Indian Standard Time (IST), the NCS noted.

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The earthquake was recorded at a depth of 95 kilometres at Latitude 56.29° S and Longitude 26.75° W.

https://x.com/NCS_Earthquake/status/1874459020293181747

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Sharing a post on X, the National Centre for Seismology wrote, "Earthquake of magnitude 6.0, on 01/01/2025 at 19:18:28 IST, Latitude: 56.29° S, Longitude: 26.75° W, Depth: 95 km, Location: South Sandwich Islands Region." (ANI)

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