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PORT MORESBY: A strong 6.3 magnitude quake struck off Papua New Guinea on Saturday, US geologists said, but there was no tsunami warning.
The quake struck at 2315 GMT with its epicentre located 28 kilometres (18 miles) east of the town of Lae, New Guinea and at a depth of 66 kilometres, the United States Geological Survey said.
There was no immediate alert from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre, based in Hawaii. - AFP/fa
The quake struck at 2315 GMT with its epicentre located 28 kilometres (18 miles) east of the town of Lae, New Guinea and at a depth of 66 kilometres, the United States Geological Survey said.
There was no immediate alert from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre, based in Hawaii. - AFP/fa
