An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale jolted 102 km ESE of L'Esperance Rock, New Zealand at 20:58:26 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, Trend reports citing Xinhua.
The epicenter, with a depth of 35.0 km, was initially determined to be at 31.636 degrees south latitude and 177.8513 degrees west longitude.