An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted North Island of New Zealand at 15:46 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Iran PressAsia: The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 38.0709 degrees south latitude and 176.6406 degrees east longitude, Xinhua reported.

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