1st LD Writethru: 5.0-magnitude quake hits 31 km NW of Rumonge, Burundi -- USGS

BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted 31 km NW of Rumonge, Burundi at 1413 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 9.66 km, was initially determined to be at 3.7526 degrees south latitude and 29.2563 degrees east longitude. Enditem