5.0-magnitude quake hits 107 km WNW of Kerema, Papua New Guinea -- USGS-Xinhua

5.0-magnitude quake hits 107 km WNW of Kerema, Papua New Guinea -- USGS

Source: Xinhua| 2026-08-12 01:44:00|Editor: huaxia

BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted 107 km WNW of Kerema, Papua New Guinea at 1706 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 7.63 degrees south latitude and 144.86 degrees east longitude.

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