05 April,2023 05:44 PM IST | Finschhafen | ANI
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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 Oceania.
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.
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The earthquake's epicentre was 6.337degS and 147.633degE, respectively.
No casualties have yet been reported.
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