Monitoring Desk
PORT MORESBY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA: A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struct Kandrian, Papua New Guinea on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The USGS stated that the earthquake took place at UTC 05:30 and struct Kandrian, Papua New Guinea at a depth of 38.2 kilometer. The epicenter of the earthquake was 149.793°E and 6.111°S respectively.
Notable quake, preliminary info: M 6.5 – New Britain region, Papua New Guinea https://t.co/RXlVLLTjcI
— USGS Earthquakes (@USGS_Quakes) February 25, 2023
According to media reports no casualties have been reported so far. It may be recalled that Papua New Guinea is a nation in Oceania.
