Earthquake of 6.1 magnitude jolts Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby [Papua New Guinea]: An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 occurred 443 km north of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on Tuesday at 06:19:08 IST, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). Port Moresby is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea, a country in Oceania.

‘Earthquake of Magnitude:6.1, Occurred on 14-03-2023, 06:19:08 IST, Lat: -5.47 & Long: 146.87, Depth: 200 Km, Location: 443 km N of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea’, NCS tweeted on Tuesday. The quake struck at a depth of 200 kilometres at a latitude of -5.47 and a longitude of 146.87.