DHAKA: A quake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck the South Atlantic south-east of Britain`s Falkland Islands on Monday.

The United States Geological Survey said, reports The Straits Times.

The USGS put the epicentre of the quake 320km south-east of Stanley, the capital of the Falklands, which have long been claimed by Argentina.

The quake occurred at 6.27am GMT and was recorded at a relatively shallow depth of 15 km.

BDST: 1341 HRS, NOV 25, 2013