Wednesday morning, a 5.1 magnitude quake was registered close to Lae, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The tremor jolted at 15:29 UTC (01:29 local time), with its epicenter located about 119 km north of Lae and a depth of 173 km.

Did you feel it?

Those who felt the earthquake are encouraged to report it through the USGS Felt Report form.

Last week’s tremor

Last week, a magnitude 4.5 quake was recorded in the region, occurring close to Finschhafen one day ago.

Source: The U.S. Geological Survey