NEW YORK, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted 78km W of Monywa, Myanmar at 20:23:34 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 86.45 km, was initially determined to be at 22.0125 degrees north latitude and 94.3788 degrees east longitude.