5.3-magnitude quake hits 176 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea: USGS-Xinhua

5.3-magnitude quake hits 176 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea: USGS

Source: Xinhua| 2025-01-22 04:21:00|Editor: huaxia

NEW YORK, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted 176 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea at 20:00:51 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 3.01 degrees south latitude and 148.53 degrees east longitude.

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