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Magnitude 5.58 earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea, GFZ says

January 26, 2026 admin

Magnitude 5.58 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on January 27, 2026. Photo: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/ An earthquake of ‌magnitude 5.5 struck New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, ⁠on Tuesday (January 27, 2026), the German ⁠Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The ‌quake ‌was at ‍a depth ‍of 10 km (6 miles), GFZ ⁠said. Published – January 27, 2026…

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Earthquake of magnitude 6.7 strikes Papua, Indonesia

October 16, 2025 admin

An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck Papua province in Indonesia on Thursday (October 16, 2025), the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 70 km (43.5 miles), USGS said. The epicenter of the quake was about 200 km from the city of Abepura, which has a population of over…

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Magnitude of 6.9 earthquake rocks Papua New Guinea; five killed, 1,000 homes destroyed

March 25, 2024 admin

Locals standing on a road that was damaged by the recent landslip near Gumine Station, in the Chimbu Province of Papua New Guinea. | Photo Credit: AFP “At least five people were killed and an estimated 1,000 homes destroyed when a magnitude 6.9 earthquake rocked flood-stricken northern Papua New Guinea,” officials said on March 25…

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5 Killed, 1,000 Homes Destroyed In Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake In Papua New Guinea

March 25, 2024 admin

Earthquakes are common in Papua New Guinea (Representational) Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: At least five people were killed and an estimated 1,000 homes destroyed when a magnitude 6.9 earthquake rocked flood-stricken northern Papua New Guinea, officials said Monday as disaster crews poured into the region. “So far, around 1,000 homes have been lost,” said…

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