5.8-magnitude quake hits 121 km SSE of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea: USGS

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted 121 km SSE of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea at 20

Port Moresby [Papua New Guinea], September 19 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted 121 km SSE of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea at 20:47:09 GMT on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 36.21 km, was initially determined to be at 9.8017 degrees south latitude and 148.5959 degrees east longitude. (ANI/Xinhua)