4.3 magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea's Finschhafen

Finschhafen [Papua New Guinea], April 5 : An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale struck 33 km northwest of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

Papua New Guinea is a country in Ocea.

The earthquake occurred at 16:10:06 (UTC+05:30) and hit Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea at a depth of 55.5 km, the USGS informed.

The earthquake's epicentre was 6.337°S and 147.633°E, respectively.

No casualties have yet been reported.

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