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6.5-magnitude quake hits 104 km NW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea -- USGS

(Xinhua) 14:01, March 01, 2023

HONG KONG, March 1 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 jolted 104 km NW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea at 05:36 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 582.6 km, was initially determined to be at 4.792 degrees south latitude and 149.58 degrees east longitude.

(Web editor: Zhang Kaiwei, Liang Jun)

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