SYDNEY, Feb 26 — An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 jolted 29 km east-northeast of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea, at 21:24:48 GMT on Saturday (February 25), the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
According to Xinhua, the epicentre, with a depth of 38.158 km, was initially determined to be at 6.111 degrees south latitude and 149.7927 degrees east longitude.
Currently, there is no tsunami warning triggered by the earthquake, according to the US Tsunami Warning System.
The USGS reported that a 4.4-magnitude earthquake also hit the 37 km east-northeast of Kandrian at 22:50:37 GMT on Saturday.
The epicentre, with a depth of 43.1 km, was initially determined to be at 6.072 degrees south latitude and 149.855 degrees east longitude.
— Bernama
