NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted 68 km ESE of Palca, Peru at 16:19:04 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 126.9 km, was initially determined to be at 18.10 degrees south latitude and 69.41 degrees west longitude. ■