HONG KONG, May 2 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted 101 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea at 2345 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The epicenter, with a depth of 31.3 km, was initially determined to be at 5.83 degrees south latitude and 151.01 degrees east longitude. ■