Urgent: 6.3-magnitude quake hits Southeast Indian Ridge -- USGS

NEW YORK, March 24 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale jolted Southeast Indian Ridge at 19:58:33 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 45.8299 degrees south latitude and 96.099 degrees east longitude. Enditem