MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Monday, authorities said, but there was no tsunami alert or immediate reports of damage. The quake struck the South Pacific Island nation 110 kilometers (68 miles) southeast of the West New Britain provincial capital Kimbe at a depth of 68 kilometers (42 miles) shortly before 7 a.m. local time (21:00 GMT), the U.S. Geological Survey said in a statement. The U.S. Tsunami Warning System said there was no tsunami alert. 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. |
Auckland's rail operators promise city's trains will run more smoothlyRoads crack, flights grounded as rare earthquake hits US east coastNeighbours heard gunshots, 'commotion' in Auckland kidnappingNZ could breach European free trade deal if it doesn't meet Paris Agreement obligationsMPs 'probably' deserve pay rises, former minister Chris Finlayson saysFriends of Kiwi who died in Australia raising funds to bring body homeElectoral Commission probes concerns about voting at Te Pāti Māori candidate's maraePrincess of Wales Kate having chemotherapy after cancer discoveryNeighbours heard gunshots, 'commotion' in Auckland kidnappingChiefs crush Moana 68