BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted Santiago Del Estero Prov., Argentina at 1040 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 602.6 km, was initially determined to be at 28.32 degrees south latitude and 63.16 degrees west longitude. ■