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6.0-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes New Britain Region in Papua New Guinea

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea’s New Britain region on Wednesday at 12:18:52 GMT, according to data from the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences. The quake’s epicenter was recorded at a depth of approximately 515.5 kilometers, located at coordinates 4.32° south latitude and 150.08° east longitude.