5.3-magnitude quake hits Solomon Islands's Kirakira

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted 77 km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands at 23:01:12 GMT on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 11.06 km, was initially determined to be at 10.8448 degrees south latitude and 162.5075 degrees east longitude. (/Xinhua)

( With inputs from ANI )

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