5.1-magnitude quake hits 153 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea: USGS-Xinhua

5.1-magnitude quake hits 153 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea: USGS

Source: Xinhua| 2024-05-04 07:17:45|Editor: huaxia

NEW YORK, May 3 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 153 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea, at 22:47:40 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 170.0 km, was initially determined to be at 5.64 degrees south latitude and 154.27 degrees east longitude.

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