5.9-magnitude quake hits north of Madang, Papua New Guinea -- USGS

Source: Xinhua| 2018-01-27 07:10:57|Editor: Lifang
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NEW YORK, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale jolted 182km north of Madang, Papua New Guinea, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said on Friday.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 3.5757 degrees south latitude and 145.8034 degrees east longitude.

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