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A magnitude 5.7 earthquake was recorded northeast of the town of Kiunga in Papua New Guinea. The hypocenter was located at a depth of 10 km. No reports of casualties or damage have been received so far.
Aziz KarimovAccording to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck early Tuesday off the coast of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. The epicenter was located approximately 204 km west-northwest of Port-Olry at a depth of 10 km.
Aziz KarimovA magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurred off the Pacific coast of Kamchatka, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The hypocenter was located at a depth of 143.2 km northeast of Ozernovsky. No casualties or damage were reported, and there was no tsunami threat.
Otabek YusupovJapan's Meteorological Agency issued a warning on Friday about a magnitude 9.9 earthquake near the Kuril Islands but canceled it eight minutes later, admitting the magnitude had been overstated. According to the USGS, the actual earthquake had a magnitude of 6.9. The agency apologized and said the cause of the error is being investigated, while a cyberattack has been ruled out.
Aziz Karimov
