Authorities in Papua New Guinea's Bougainville hope to have a better idea this morning of any damage caused after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck near the island Friday night.
The quake was centred about 75 kilometres southwest of the main town of Arawa, at a depth of about 50 kilometres.
No tsunami warning was issued.
The regional commander of Central Bougainville Police, Inspector Januarius Vosivai, says the shaking was very violent in Arawa, with things falling off shelves, but there aren't reports of anything major at this point.
"No, no major damages, but we still need to confirm that. We still haven't received any contact as yet from some surrounding villages if there were any major damages."
The regional commander of Central Bougainville Police, Januaruis Vosivai.
