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

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

Source: Xinhua| 2026-10-19 06:48:15|Editor: huaxia

BEIJING, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea at 2231 GMT on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 5.27 degrees south latitude and 152.71 degrees east longitude. ■

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