5.7 quake hits Papua New Guinea
Baku, February 16 (AZERTAC). A shallow 5.7-magnitude quake struck Papua New Guinea early on February 16, 2012, the US Geological Survey reported, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage.
The quake hit in the Eastern New Guinea region at a depth of 41 kilometres just after midnight, with its epicentre 96 kilometres south of the coastal city of Lae, the USGS said.
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