Hong Kong, Nov 30 (IANS): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted Izu Islands, Japan, at 06:53 GMT on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said.
The epicentre, with a depth of 7.86 km, was initially determined to be at 31.2289 degrees north latitude and 142.4773 degrees east longitude, Xinhua news agency reported.