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An earthquake of 6.1 magnitude jolted 186 km east of Taron, Papua New Guinea at 11:21:19 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 466.17 km, was initially determined to be at 4.4543 degrees south latitude and 154.7127 degrees east longitude.