5.3-magnitude quake hits 68 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea: USGS-Xinhua

5.3-magnitude quake hits 68 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea: USGS

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2024-11-01 02:13:30

NEW YORK, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted 68 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea, at 17:46:28 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 50.6 km, was initially determined to be at 6.94 degrees south latitude and 155.44 degrees east longitude.