Sydney, April 4, 2025 (AFP) - 6.9-magnitude quake hits off Papua New Guinea coast: USGS

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2025-04-05

A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck Saturday morning off the coast of Papua New Guinea's New Britain Island, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The shallow quake, at a depth of 10 kilometers (six miles), triggered a tsunami warning which was later downgraded by the US Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre. "Based on all available data the tsunami threat from this earthquake has now passed," the centre said, adding that "no tsunami w......

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