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5.4-magnitude quake hits Papua New Guinea Region - GFZ

GreenWatch Desk Earthquake 2024-05-16, 11:43am

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(BSS) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted Papua New Guinea Region at 03:48:02 GMT on Thursday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 7.10 degrees south latitude and 148.47 degrees east longitude.