An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 occurred off the coast of Papua New Guinea.


An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 occurred off the coast of Papua New Guinea. This was announced on May 20 by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center on its official website.
According to him, the epicenter of the tremors was located 94 km northeast of the city of Angoram, where about 1.6 thousand people live. It is specified that the source was located at a depth of 25 km near the town of Vevak.
No injuries or damage were reported.
On May 17, seismologists recorded an earthquake in Peru with a magnitude of 5.9. It is specified that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km. Its epicenter is located in the central part of the country, in the south of the Ayacucho region.
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