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Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea, GFZ says

By Thomson Reuters Jun 30, 2026 | 10:00 AM

July 1,(Reuters) – An earthquake ​of ‌magnitude 5.8 struck the ‌New ​Britain ⁠Region ⁠of Papua New Guinea on ​Wednesday, ⁠the ⁠German Research ​Centre ​for Geosciences said.

The ‌quake was at ⁠a depth of 10 ⁠km (6.21 ‌miles), ⁠GFZ ​said.

(Reporting ‌by Mihika ​Sharma ⁠in Bengaluru; Editing by Sharon ​Singleton)