Sydney, June 19 (Xinhua-ANI): An earthquake measuring 5. 2 on the Richter scale jolted near the southeast coast of Australia at 1053 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 9.90 km, was initially determined to be at 38.2440 degrees south latitude and 146.1937 degrees east longitude. (Xinhua-ANI)