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Urgent: 7.0-magnitude earthquake jolts off Papua New Guinea

Xinhua,March 26, 2018 Adjust font size:

SYDNEY, March 26 (Xinhua) -- A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake shook off Papua New Guinea, the U.S. Geological Survey Said on Monday.

The earthquake, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially centered at 5.7 degrees south latitude and 151.5 degrees east longitude. Enditem