NEW YORK, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands at 21:01:18 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The epicenter, with a depth of 208.5 km, was initially determined to be at 18.44 degrees north latitude and 145.61 degrees east longitude. ■