6.0-magnitude quake hits off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand -- USGS

HONG KONG, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand at 05:16:18 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 204.50 km, was initially determined to be at 36.1297 degrees south latitude and 178.0450 degrees east longitude.

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