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5.0-magnitude quake hits Nepal -- USGS

(Xinhua)

20:24, June 28, 2013

HONGKONG, June 28 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted Nepal at 2013-06-28 11:40:47 GMT on Friday (19:40:47 Beijing Time), the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.00 km, was initially determined to be at 28.7410 degrees north latitude and 82.2970 degrees east longitude.

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