Earthquake today: Tsunami warning issued after 7.1 quake strikes off Papua New Guinea
An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 has struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea triggering a tsunami warning by the US Tsunami Warning Centre.
Saturday’s quake struck at a depth of 49km in the New Britain region, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
The quake was centred 194km east of the town of Kimbe, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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There were no immediate reports of damage.
In March last year, a magnitude-6.9 quake killed three people and destroyed around 1000 homes after striking East Sepik province.
Papua New Guinea sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” the arc of seismic faults around the Pacific Ocean where much of the world’s earthquake and volcanic activity occurs.
