Baku-APA. An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale jolted 38km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand at 2013-08-16 02:31:07 GMT on Fri (2013-08-16 10:31:07 Beijing Time), the U.S. Geological Survey said, APA reports quoting Xinhua.
The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 41.787 degrees south latitude and 174.238 degrees east longtitude.
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