Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea's New Britain region

The quake was at a depth of 58km

  • PUBLISHED: Thu 7 Aug 2025, 8:55 PM

An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck the New Britain region in Papua New Guinea on Friday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

The quake was at a depth of 58km (36.04 miles), EMSC said.