6.1-magnitude quake hits 111 km WNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea: USGS-Xinhua

6.1-magnitude quake hits 111 km WNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea: USGS

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2022-09-03 07:29:00

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted 111 km WNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea at 22:39:51 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 126.89 km, was initially determined to be at 5.6539 degrees south latitude and 148.7029 degrees east longitude.