6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea

ANI
26 Feb 2023, 08:55 GMT+10

Port Moresby [Papua New Guinea], February 26 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 on the Richter scale hit Kandrian, Papua New Guinea on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

Papua New Guinea is a country in Oceania.

The earthquake occurred at 21:24:48 (UTC05:30) and hit Kandrian, Papua New Guinea on Saturday, at a depth of 38.2 km, the USGS informed.

The earthquake's epicentre was 6.111S and 149.793E, respectively.

No casualties have been reported yet. Further details awaited. (ANI)

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