Urgent: 6.7-Magnitude Quake Hit 21 Km W Of Lae, Papua New Guinea – USGS

Urgent: 6.7-Magnitude Quake Hit 21 Km W Of Lae, Papua New Guinea – USGS

LAE, Papua New Guinea, Oct 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.7, jolted 21 km west of Lae, Papua New Guinea, at 1105 GMT yesterday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicentre, with a depth of 107.0 km, was initially determined to be at 6.70 degrees south latitude, and 146.80 degrees east longitude.– NNN-XINHUA  

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