The NCS said that the earthquake hit at 10:58 am (IST), at a depth of 81 kilometres. The epicentre of the earthquake was recorded at Latitude 4.73 S and Longitude 153.13 E
An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter Scale jolted the New Ireland region of Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, the National Centre of Seismology (NCS) said.
New Ireland Province [Papua New Guinea], May 18 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale rocked the New Ireland region late on Friday night, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).