HONG KONG, Dec. 12 - An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale jolted 255km NNW of Pubu, China at 00:14:40 Hong Kong Time on Wednesday (16:14:40 GMT), the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 32.95 km, was initially determined to be at 33.9888 degrees north latitude and 89.1769 degrees east longtitude.