An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 occurred off the coast of Papua New Guinea.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 occurred in the north of Papua New Guinea. This was announced on July 21 by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) on its official website.

It is specified that the earthquake occurred at 16:41 UTC (19:41 Moscow time), 100 km northwest of the city of Lae, where about 76 thousand people live, and 400 km from the capital Port Moresby.

The fire was located at a depth of 102 km, and no casualties or damage were reported.

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Earlier, tremors were reported in Japan and Pakistan.

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