HONG KONG, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted Izu Islands, Japan, at 06:53:32 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 7.86 km, was initially determined to be at 31.2289 degrees north latitude and 142.4773 degrees east longitude.

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