5.6M quake hits near north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea

5.6M quake hits near north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea -- USGS

 An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea at 16:31:41 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 28.60 km, was initially determined to be at 2.9626 degrees south latitude and 142.1078 degrees east longitude.

Editor: Mu Xuequan

English.news.cn   2011-11-21 02:36:08 FeedbackPrintRSS
SYDNEY, Nov. 20 (Xinhua)