GENERAL

STRONG EARTHQUAKE HITS NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

15/11/2024 03:16 PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 (Bernama) -- A strong earthquake, measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale, rocked New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea, at 1.28 pm today, according to the Meteorological Department.

It said in a statement that the epicentre of the quake, at a depth of 45 km, was at coordinates 4.6 degrees south and 153.1 degrees east, 89 km east of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.

The quake did not pose any threat of a tsunami, it said.

-- BERNAMA

 

 


 

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