6.4-magnitude quake hits 151 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea: USGS-Xinhua

6.4-magnitude quake hits 151 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea: USGS

Source: Xinhua| 2022-10-14 07:03:00|Editor:

NEW YORK, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 jolted 151 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea at 22:20:20 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 71.292 km, was initially determined to be at 4.7937 degrees south latitude and 153.5574 degrees east longitude.

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