6.3-magnitude quake hits 118 km ESE of Madang, Papua New Guinea: USGS-Xinhua

6.3-magnitude quake hits 118 km ESE of Madang, Papua New Guinea: USGS

Source: Xinhua| 2023-03-14 09:12:30|Editor: huaxia

HONG KONG, March 14 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 jolted 118 km ESE of Madang, Papua New Guinea, on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 221.585 km, was initially determined to be at 5.4324 degrees south latitude and 146.8375 degrees east longitude.

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