6.3-magnitude quake hits 170 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea: USGS-Xinhua

6.3-magnitude quake hits 170 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea: USGS

Source: Xinhua| 2024-09-12 01:10:16|Editor:

NEW YORK, Sep. 11 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 jolted 170 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea, at 16:46:04 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 3.27 degrees south latitude and 146.36 degrees east longitude.

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