PAPUA NEW GUINEA-LAE-EARTHQUAKE

PAPUA NEW GUINEA-LAE-EARTHQUAKE

Xinhua
07 Oct 2025, 21:54 GMT+

(251007) -- LAE, Oct. 7, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone on Oct. 7, 2025 shows goods fallen from shelves at a supermarket after an earthquake in Lae, Papua New Guinea. An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 jolted 21 km W of Lae, Papua New Guinea at 1105 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 107.0 km, was initially determined to be at 6.70 degrees south latitude and 146.80 degrees east longitude. (Meet PNG/Handout via Xinhua)

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