Doha: A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck northwest of the city of Lae in Papua New Guinea Tuesday: A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck northwest of the city of Lae in Papua New Guinea Tuesday.

According to Qatar News Agency, the US Geological Survey reported that the earthquake's epicenter was located at a depth of 119.8 kilometers and 69 kilometers northwest of the city.

Papua New Guinea lies within the Ring of Fire, a seismically and volcanically active region along the Pacific Ocean coastline.