An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale jolted 80 kilometers south of Nikolski, Alaska, at 18:01:30 GMT Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 52.2259 degrees north latitude and 168.6553 degrees west longitude.

No other information is available for the time being. 

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by Xinhua News Agency

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