HONG KONG, April 29 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 jolted 286 km SW of Bluff, New Zealand at 13:16:32 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 48.18 degrees south latitude and 165.34 degrees east longitude. ■