An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted eastern New Guinea, Papua New Guinea at 0103 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 69.8 km, was initially determined to be at 5.736 degrees south latitude and 147.134 degrees east longitude, 114 km north of Lae, Papua New Guinea.

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