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5.7-magnitude quake hits off Papua New Guinea: USGS

Published: 24 May 2015 - 09:53 am | Last Updated: 13 Jan 2022 - 03:13 pm

 


Sydney---A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea in the early hours of Sunday, US geologists said, but there were no warnings it had triggered a tsunami.
The quake hit around 58 kilometres (36 miles) southwest of Taron, Papua New Guinea at a depth of 50 kilometres at around 1930 GMT (Saturday), the US Geological Survey said on its website. There were no inital reports of damage.
The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center had no tsunami warning on its website.

AFP