BEIJING, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 jolted 68 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia at 2123 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The epicenter, with a depth of 17.1 km, was initially determined to be at 21.25 degrees south latitude and 168.45 degrees east longitude. ■