BEIJING, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted Off East Coast of Kamchatka at 0317 GMT on Thursday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 33.0 km, was initially determined to be at 51.76 degrees north latitude and 159.73 degrees east longitude. ■