An earthquake of 6.5 magnitude struck off the south coast of the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea this morning.
6-point-5 quake off PNG Photo: USGS
According to the US Geological Survey the quake was at a depth of 33 kilometres, and struck struck east of the city Lae.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said there was no Pacific-wide tsunami threat.
Reports emerging from Bougainville indicate a number of landslides after yesterday's magnitude 7.9 earthquake.
People in coastal parts of Papua New Guinea's Islands region fled inland amid a tsunami warning following a 7.9 earthquake yesterday.
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake has struck Papua New Guinea, but has not caused any tsunami threat for New Zealand.
Papua New Guinea's National Disaster Management Office has confirmed there appears to be little damage from the large earthquake in the weekend.
Provincial administrations and disaster management teams in Papua New Guinea are assessing impacts of Saturday's night's big earthquake.
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