NEW YORK, June 17 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale jolted 5km SW of Volcano, Hawaii at 16:26:13 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 0.84 km, was initially determined to be at 19.4116667 degrees north latitude and 155.283 degrees west longitude.