Magnitude 6.5 earthquake hits Papua New Guinea
An earthquake of a 6.5 magnitude struck Indonesia's Papua province on Friday, the geophysics agency said, adding there was no tsunami potential. The agency said the quake's epicentre was at a depth of ...
Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes off coast of Papua New Guinea, USGS says
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake was at a depth of 52 km (32 miles), USGS added.
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