HONG KONG, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale jolted North of Ascension Island at 04:29:57 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 0.0406 degrees south latitude and 17.8261 degrees west longitude.
