BEIJING, April 27 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted near east coast of Honshu, Japan at 1657 GMT on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.
The epicenter, with a depth of 49.6 km, was initially determined to be at 40.05 degrees north latitude and 142.76 degrees east longitude. ■
