Near coast of Papua New Guinea there was an earthquake measuring 5,0

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At the coast of Papua New Guinea tremors measuring 5,0 were recorded on March 26. About it reports the European-Mediterranean seismological center (EMSC). The earthquake occurred at 07:40 local time (01:40 Moscow time), its epicenter settled down in 142 kilometers to the East from Kimbe (about 18 thousand inhabitants) and in 624 kilometers to the northeast from the capital Port Moresby (about 283 thousand inhabitants). The center of tremors lay at a depth of 60 kilometers. About victims and destructions information did not arrive, tsunami threat also did not appear. Let's remind, the day before, on March 25, in...