Asia-Pacific

M5.1 quake hits Santa Cruz Islands

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-07-03 08:12

SYDNEY - An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted Santa Cruz Islands at 20:11:13 GMT on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 39.10 km, was initially determined to be at 10.7528 degrees south latitude and 165.5885 degrees east longitude.