Pacific / Papua New Guinea

PNG's New Ireland hit by 6.7 quake

16:12 pm on 13 July 2017

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A major earthquake occurred off Papua New Guinea's New Ireland province this afternoon.

The quake measured 6.7 on the Richter scale and was at a depth of 33 kilometres.

The Tsunami Warning Centre says there is no threat of a Pacific wide tsunami.