Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, March 14: An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter Scale hit 443 km north of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on Tuesday at 06:19 am IST.
Port Moresby is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea, a country in Oceania.
As per the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), “Earthquake of Magnitude:6.1, Occurred on 14-03-2023, 06:19:08 IST, Lat: -5.47 & Long: 146.87, Depth: 200 Km, Location: 443 km N of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.”
Earthquake of Magnitude:6.1, Occurred on 14-03-2023, 06:19:08 IST, Lat: -5.47 & Long: 146.87, Depth: 200 Km ,Location: 443km N of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea for more information Download the BhooKamp App https://t.co/c1gCn1ZNtg @ndmaindia @Indiametdept pic.twitter.com/XVo2kF9DbH
— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) March 14, 2023
The quake struck at a depth of 200 kilometres at a latitude of -5.47 and a longitude of 146.87. However, no casualty or damage to property has been reported so far.
Earlier on Monday, an earthquake of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter scale hit the Leh district of Ladakh on Monday at 10.52 am IST. On March 12, an earthquake of magnitude 4.6 on the Richter scale hit Iztapa, Guatemala. The earthquake’s epicentre was 13.784°N and 90.546°W, respectively.
