HONG KONG, March 24 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted Near North Coast of Papua New Guinea at 0326 GMT on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.
The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 3.95 degrees south latitude and 142.97 degrees east longitude. ■
