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Magnitude 5.58 earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea, GFZ says

The quake is at a depth of 10 km, according to GFZ

Magnitude 5.58 earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea, GFZ says
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Reuters

Published : 27 Jan 2026, 05:17 AM

Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 03:04 PM

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, on Tuesday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), GFZ said.

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