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

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

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-01-20 15:30:45

HONG KONG, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 jolted Papua New Guinea Region at 0722 GMT on Tuesday , the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 104.8 km, was initially determined to be at 5.33 degrees south latitude and 145.93 degrees east longitude. ■