NEW YORK, July 29 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale jolted Hawaii region, Hawaii at 22:10:25 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 0.91 km, was initially determined to be at 19.4065 degrees north latitude and 155.2836667 degrees west longitude.