Overall Green Earthquake alert in Papua New Guinea on 06 Jun 2020 08:20 UTC

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M 4.6 in Papua New Guinea on 06 Jun 2020 08:20 UTC

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Strong earthquake shakes Papua New Guinea, no tsunami warning

Mon, 08 Jun 2020 08:41:00 +0200bssnews (en)

SYDNEY, June 8, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – A strong 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea early Monday, the US Geological Survey that tracks worldwide quakes reported. The quake struck at 20:06 GMT Sunday with an epicenter on land 131 kilometers (81 miles) southwest of the city of Kokopo, and at a depth of nearly 53 kilometers, the USGS said.

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