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HONG KONG, June 21 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.2 magnitude jolted 156km ENE of L'Esperance Rock, New Zealand at 08:37:20 GMT on Friday, the US Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 35.0 km, was initially determined to be at 30.8137 degrees south latitude and 177.4198 degrees west longitude.