BEIJING, April 30 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted South of Kermadec Islands at 0640 GMT on Thursday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 32.38 degrees south latitude and 177.90 degrees west longitude. ■