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5.7 quake jolts Papua New Guinea: USGS

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Update: 2015-05-24 03:59:00
5.7 quake jolts Papua New Guinea: USGS

DHAKA: A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea in the early hours of Sunday, US geologists said, but there were no warnings it had triggered a tsunami.

The quake hit around 58 kilometres (36 miles) southwest of Taron, Papua New Guinea at a depth of 50 kilometres at around 1930 GMT (Saturday), the US Geological Survey said on its website. There were no inital reports of damage.

The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center had no tsunami warning on its website.

Source: The star online
BDST: 1351 HRS, MAY 24, 2015
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