A magnitude 5.1 earthquake was recorded off the coast of Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, January 14. A natural disaster in the Pacific was reported on January 14. website Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC).
The earthquake occurred at 01:29 Thursday, January 15, local time (18:29 Wednesday, Moscow time). Their epicenter was located 133 km north of Lae city with a population of about 76 thousand people. The source is located at a depth of 188 km.
Earlier in the day, an earthquake of similar magnitude was recorded not far from the coast of the Kuril island of Paramushir. Seismologists estimate its magnitude at 5.0.
