Magnitude-5.9 Earthquake Strikes Papua New Guinea: EMSC

Magnitude-5.9 earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea: EMSC

An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck the New Britain region in Papua New Guinea on Friday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said.

A 5.9 Magnitude Earthquake struck Papua New Guinea

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea’s New Britain region on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said. The quake struck at 16:33 GMT, 71 kilometres east of Kokoppe, the capital of East New Britain province. The quake’s epicentre was initially identified at 4.21 degrees south latitude and 152.89 degrees east longitude, at a depth of […] The post A 5.9 Magnitude Earthquake struck Papua New Guinea appeared first on Sarajevo Times.