An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted Bougainville region, Papua New Guinea at 00: 39:24 Hong Kong Time on Monday (16:39:24 GMT on Sunday), the U.S. Geological Survey said.The epicenter, with a depth of 50.00 km, was initially determined to be at 6.3648 degrees south latitude and 154.3032 degrees east longitude.
