1st LD Writethru: 5.0-magnitude quake hits 113 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea -- USGS-Xinhua

1st LD Writethru: 5.0-magnitude quake hits 113 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea -- USGS

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2023-12-12 21:57:30

BEIJING, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted 113 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea at 1311 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 6.29 degrees south latitude and 150.85 degrees east longitude.