5.5-magnitude quake hits Japan's Izu Islands: USGS

Hong Kong, Nov 30 An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted Izu Islands, Japan, at 06:53 GMT on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said.

The epicentre, with a depth of 7.86 km, was initially determined to be at 31.2289 degrees north latitude and 142.4773 degrees east longitude, Xinhua news agency reported.

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