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Urgent: 6.2-magnitude quake hits 74km NNE of L'Esperance Rock, New Zealand -- USGS

Xinhua,December 08, 2017 Adjust font size:

HONG KONG, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted 74km NNE of L'Esperance Rock, New Zealand at 02:09:59 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 30.7958 degrees south latitude and 178.648 degrees west longitude. Enditem