5.9-magnitude quake hits Papua New Guinea Region -- GFZ-Xinhua

5.9-magnitude quake hits Papua New Guinea Region -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-02-21 14:27:45

HONG KONG, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted Papua New Guinea Region at 0618 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 5.34 degrees south latitude and 145.75 degrees east longitude.