5.7-magnitude quake hits Papua New Guinea: USGS

WASHINGTON. November 1. KAZINFORM An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale jolted New Britain region, Papua New Guinea, at 05:16 GMT on Monday, the second in the day, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. kazinform refers to Xinhua.

The epicenter, with a depth of 15.70 km, was initially determined to be at 6.56 degrees south latitude and 150.31 degrees east longitude.

There were no immediate reports of casualties and damage.

In the early morning, another earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale hit New Britain region, Papua New Guinea, according to the USGS report on its website. Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.xinhuanet.com