Strong earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea

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The quake on Sunday was at a depth of 10km with an epicentre about 30km from the town of Ambunti.
The quake on Sunday was at a depth of 10km with an epicentre about 30km from the town of Ambunti. Credit: EPA

An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 has struck a remote part of northern Papua New Guinea, the German Research Centre for Geosciences says.

The quake on Sunday was at a depth of 65km. The quake was initially reported as being at a shallower 10km.

The US Geological Survey said the epicentre was about 30km east-northeast of the small settlement of Ambunti in East Sepik province.

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Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology said there was no tsunami threat to Australia from the quake.

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