6.2-magnitude quake hits Papua New Guinea

KUALA LUMPUR – A 6.2-magnitude quake hit Papua New Guinea at 8.49am today.

According to Malaysia’s Meteorological Department, the quake does not pose any tsunami threat to Malaysia.

GB kuat bermagnitud 6.2 telah berlaku di Rantau Papua New Guinea pada pukul 8:49 pagi, 14 Mac 2023. Pusat gempa bumi tersebut terletak 5.3° Selatan dan 146.9° Timur dengan kedalaman 217 km. 121km Timur dari Madang,PNG.Tiada ancaman tsunami kepada Malaysia.#mygempa.met.gov.my pic.twitter.com/AyHLeqJtEd

— Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia (@metmalaysia) March 14, 2023

The tremor epicentre is at 5.3° South and 146.9° East with a depth of 217km in the Bismarck Sea.

It is also 121-km east of Madang province. Madang is nearly 500km from the capital city Port Moresby.

On February 28, a 6.5-magnitude quake with a depth of 582.6km struck the Kimbe region of Papua New Guinea, some 550km from the capital. – The Vibes, March 14, 2023