Thursday, July 7, 2011

5.3-magnitude quake hits Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale jolted Kermadec Islands, New Zealand at 13:07 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 24.40 km, was initially determined to be at 29.0648 degrees south latitude and 177.1236 degrees west longitude.

Editor: Xiong Tong

English.news.cn   2011-07-07 21:44:15 FeedbackPrintRSS
WELLINGTON, July 7 (Xinhua)

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