6.0-magnitude quake hits 72 km SSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea -- USGS-Xinhua

6.0-magnitude quake hits 72 km SSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea -- USGS

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2023-03-07 22:18:00

HONG KONG, March 7 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted 72 km SSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea at 13:51:49 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 3.2132 degrees south latitude and 150.6471 degrees east longitude.