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6.3-magnitude quake hits 118 km ESE of Madang, Papua New Guinea

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Hong Kong: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 jolted 118 km ESE of Madang, Papua New Guinea, on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 221.585 km, was initially determined to be at 5.4324 degrees south latitude and 146.8375 degrees east longitude.

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