6.0-magnitude quake hits 144 km SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea -- USGS-Xinhua

6.0-magnitude quake hits 144 km SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea -- USGS

Source: Xinhua

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2025-10-10 10:41:30

HONG KONG, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted 144 km SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea at 02:08:10 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 3.12 degrees south latitude and 147.99 degrees east longitude.