The tremor was registered at 05:48 GMT with the epicenter located 93 kilometers (57 miles) southwest of the town of Porgera of the Papua New Guinean Enga province, EMSC reported.
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The geological survey added that the epicenter of the quake was at a depth of 40 kilometers.
There are no reports about victims or damage caused by the earthquake.