M5.7 earthquake · 82 km NE of Kiunga, Papua New Guinea

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Series of M5+ quakes hits Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Vanuatu and Reykjanes Ridge

In the early hours of Thursday, a M5.7 earthquake struck 82 km NE of Kiunga, Papua New Guinea, and two quakes of M5.8 and M5.4 hit about 110 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines. The largest quake in the period was a M6.0 near Vanuatu on Wednesday, part of a run of shallow quakes northwest of Port-Olry. USGS PAGER alert levels, where given, were green.

• A cluster of quakes northwest of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, on Tuesday and Wednesday included M6.0, M5.8, M5.6 and M5.5 events, mostly at about 10 km depth.
• Four quakes between M5.0 and M5.5 struck the Reykjanes Ridge on Wednesday.
• A M5.5 quake at 41 km depth hit 5 km ESE of Asahi, Japan, on Wednesday, with 54 felt reports.
• Other M5+ quakes were recorded in Indonesia, Russia, China, Panama, Guam, Tonga and south of the Fiji Islands, plus near Balangonan in the Philippines.