A strong earthquake occurred east of Papua New Guinea.
Trend, referring to foreign media, reports that the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre issued the information.
According to the information, the epicenter of the earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 was recorded 25 kilometers east of the city of Madang, which has a population of nearly 27 thousand. The underground focus was at a depth of 78 km.
There is no information about casualties or damage. No tsunami warning has been issued.
