5.6-magnitude quake hits 134 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea -- USGS-Xinhua

5.6-magnitude quake hits 134 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea -- USGS

Source: Xinhua| 2022-06-14 17:50:15|Editor: huaxia

HONG KONG, June 14 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted 134 km north of Lae, Papua New Guinea at 09:09:32 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 178.38 km, was initially determined to be at 5.5123 degrees south latitude and 147.1108 degrees east longitude.

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