BEIJING, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 176 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands at 2000 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 11.67 degrees south latitude and 167.09 degrees east longitude. ■
