Baku-APA. An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale jolted Kermadec Islands region at 23:04:48 Hong Kong Time on Tuesday(15:04:48 GMT on Tuesday), the U.S. Geological Survey said, APA reports.
The epicenter, with a depth of 54.90 km, was initially determined to be at 29.5001 degrees south latitude and 176.0991 degrees west longitude.