Papua New Guinea

Sydney, Feb 9: A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 has struck off the Papua New Guinea island of Bougainville early on Tuesday. The earthquake, at 2.19 a.m, was centred about 94 km southwest of the town of Panguna on…

Washington, May 5 (IANS): A 7.5-magnitude earthquake jolted 139 km south of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 k.m, was initially determined to be at 5.6 degrees…

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Papua New Guinea on Friday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicentre at a depth of 61 km was initially determined to be at 5.2 degrees south latitude and 151.7 degrees east longitude, Xinhua news…