5.2-magnitude quake hits 95km WNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea -- USGS

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted 95km WNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea at 18:57:58 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 156.32 km, was initially determined to be at 5.8965 degrees south latitude and 154.7359 degrees east longitude.