MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit the northeast coast of Papua New Guinea on Friday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said.
The epicenter of the earthquake was located 64 kilometers (40 miles) to the north of the town of Finschhafen at a depth of 80 kilometers.
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Earlier reports suggested that the quake's magnitude stood at 6.3, with no tsunami warning being issued.
