5.2-magnitude quake hits New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea -- GFZ-Xinhua

5.2-magnitude quake hits New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua| 2026-09-27 06:16:30|Editor: huaxia

BEIJING, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea at 2149 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 4.59 degrees south latitude and 152.87 degrees east longitude. ■

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