Today on Friday 25 Mar 2022 a magnitude 5.4 earthquake occured in Papua New Guinea, a) Determine the energy released by this earthquake in ergs and b) in Joules. C) Based on the image provided where was the FOCUS and what is the EPICENTER?

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