Urgent: 6.7-magnitude quake hits 21 km W of Lae, Papua New Guinea -- USGS-Xinhua

Urgent: 6.7-magnitude quake hits 21 km W of Lae, Papua New Guinea -- USGS

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2025-10-07 19:26:00

This photo taken with a mobile phone on Oct. 7, 2025 shows goods fallen from shelves at a supermarket after an earthquake in Lae, Papua New Guinea. An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 jolted 21 km W of Lae, Papua New Guinea at 1105 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. (Meet PNG/Handout via Xinhua)

BEIJING, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 jolted 21 km W of Lae, Papua New Guinea at 1105 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 107.0 km, was initially determined to be at 6.70 degrees south latitude and 146.80 degrees east longitude.

This photo taken with a mobile phone on Oct. 7, 2025 shows cracks appearing on the wall in a building after an earthquake in Lae, Papua New Guinea. An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 jolted 21 km W of Lae, Papua New Guinea at 1105 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 107.0 km, was initially determined to be at 6.70 degrees south latitude and 146.80 degrees east longitude. (Meet PNG/Handout via Xinhua)