5.4-magnitude quake hits southern S. Korea: USGS (local time: 20:32, Depth:10 km)

 A powerful 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit the southern region of South Korea Monday evening, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, following an earlier quake of 4.9-magnitude.

Magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits New Zealand (Local time: 04:37, Depth 26 km)

A powerful earthquake measuring 7.1 points on the Richter scale was registered near New Zealand’s coast, the US geological service said on Thursday.