5.9-magnitude quake hits 73 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia -- USGS

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale jolted 73 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia, at 16:07:02 GMT on Sat, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 20.3 km, was initially determined to be at 2.3816 degrees north latitude and 128.1436 degrees east longitude.