6.5 magnitude quake jolts Papua New Guinea

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An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 jolted 104 km north-west of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea at 05:36 GMT on March 1, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, Report informs referring to Xinhua.

The epicenter, with a depth of 582.6 km, was initially determined to be at 4.792 degrees south latitude and 149.58 degrees east longitude.

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