NEW YORK, March 20 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted the Kermadec Islands region at 19:50:55 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The epicenter, with a depth of 432.2 km, was initially determined to be at 31.44 degrees south latitude and 179.80 degrees east longitude. ■