5.9-magnitude quake hits Papua New Guinea Region -- GFZ-Xinhua

5.9-magnitude quake hits Papua New Guinea Region -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2024-05-21 11:48:30

HONG KONG, May. 21 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted Papua New Guinea Region at 03:36:03 GMT on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 77.9 km, was initially determined to be at 6.41 degrees south latitude and 147.28 degrees east longitude.