NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted 148 km S of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea at 18:26:51 GMT on Friday (2025-01-25 02:26:51 Beijing Time), the U.S. Geological ...

The earthquake occurred 51 kilometers deep and was located 123.2 kilometers from the nearest town, Kokopo, news agency AFP reported.Papua New Guinea’s National Disaster Centre reported it was ...

Here's what we know about the major earthquake that struck the Pacific Island nation and triggered tsunami warnings.

Earthquakes are common in Papa New Guinea, which sits on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, a hotspot for seismic activity. Part of the country's northern coast was destroyed by a tsunami in 1998 ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted 176 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea at 20:00:51 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.

In Papua New Guinea, at least five people were dead after a powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.6 on the Richter scale hit a remote part of North eastern part of pacific island. HRW releases report ...

The California earthquake was reported days after a 6.6-magnitude earthquake was reported in Papua New Guinea on November 15, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was ...

The United States has closed its embassy in Vanuatu after a major earthquake caused "considerable damage" to the mission, the country's embassy in Papua New Guinea said. "The US embassy in Port ...

MOSCOW, March 14. /TASS/. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake was registered near Papua New Guinea on Monday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center. According to the Center ...

The U.S. closed its embassy in the island nation of Vanuatu indefinitely after a powerful earthquake Tuesday caused significant damage to the building, the U.S. embassy in Papua New Guinea said.

Prime Minister James Marape has announced a government allocation of K30 million to the University of Goroka (UOG) to rebuild ...