Shallow 6.4-magnitude earthquake strikes near Papua New Guinea

There are no reports of casualties or damage.

Shallow 6.4-magnitude earthquake strikes near Papua New Guinea

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 struck near the northern coast of Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The quake was registered at a depth of 10 kilometers at 3:05 pm UTC. Its epicenter was recorded 81 kilometers east-northeast of the town of Angoram, the seat of Angoram District in Papua New Guinea's northwestern East Sepik Province. There were no initial reports of casualties or material d…

In the sea area of Papua New Guinea, an earthquake of the magnitude 6.4 shook the earth on early Tuesday morning. The epicentre was located in the Pacific Ocean, about 20 kilometers north of the coast of East Sepik. Reports of victims or significant damage did not exist so far. Also, a tsunami warning was not proclaimed. Papua New Guinea is located on the border of the Australian and Pacific Plate. In the region there are therefore frequent eart…

6.4-magnitude quake hits off Papua New Guinea coast: USGS

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck on Tuesday off the northern coast of Papua New Guinea, the US Geological Survey said. The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) around 81 kilometres from the town of Angoram, it said, revising an earlier depth and distance as well as an earlier magnitude of 6.6. The US tsunami warning agency said there was “no tsunami threat from this earthquake”. Earthquakes are common in Papua New Guinea, which …

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake has struck the northern coast of Papua New Guinea; the country is not at risk of a tsunami, the USGS says.

Earthquake of magnitude 6.6 strikes northeast of Angoram, Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea : A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck northeast of Angoram, Papua New Guinea, early on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 53 km (32.93 miles), USGS said, Reuters reported. .fb-background-color { background: !important; } .fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe { width: 100% !important; }