London,November 16 (QNA) - An earthquake measuring five on the Richter scale struck the South Sandwich Islands, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic.

The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25.5 km, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

The South Sandwich Islands, located in the remote southern Atlantic Ocean, lie in a highly seismically active zone where the South American and Scotia tectonic plates converge. In August 2021, the region was struck by a powerful earthquake exceeding magnitude 8.0. Since the islands are uninhabited, the impacts of such events are typically minimal. (QNA)