5.7-magnitude quake hits Papua New Guinea -- GFZ-Xinhua

5.7-magnitude quake hits Papua New Guinea -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua| 2026-09-03 04:16:30|Editor: huaxia

BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted Papua New Guinea at 2004 GMT on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 7.16 degrees south latitude and 146.17 degrees east longitude.

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