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Earthquake of magnitude 6.39 strikes Papua New Guinea region, GFZ says

Reuters WORLD
Published January 20,2026
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An ⁠earthquake of magnitude ‍6.39 ‌hit the ‍Papua New Guinea region on Tuesday, the German ⁠Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

The quake was ‌at a depth of ‍106 ‍kilometers (65.9 miles), ‍GFZ said.