5.0-magnitude quake hits 191 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea -- USGS-Xinhua

5.0-magnitude quake hits 191 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea -- USGS

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-08-29 04:41:45

BEIJING, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted 191 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea at 2019 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 6.21 degrees south latitude and 151.74 degrees east longitude. ■