5.8-magnitude quake hits 40 km N of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea -- USGS-Xinhua

5.8-magnitude quake hits 40 km N of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea -- USGS

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2024-05-18 23:22:30

BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted 40 km N of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea at 14:04:44 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 3.84 degrees south latitude and 152.12 degrees east longitude. ■