Papua New Guinea jolted by 6.7 quake
The Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea was jolted by a 6.7-magnitude earthquake today, but no tsunami warning was issued.
The US Geological Survey said the quake occurred at a depth of 45 kilometres, 103 kilometres east of the mountain city of Lae and 326 kilometres north of the capital Port Moresby.
Geoscience Australia, which measured the quake at 6.5 magnitude, said it was so close to the coast it was unable to say whether the epicentre was under sea or land.
"People very close to it would have got for more details....
The US Geological Survey said the quake occurred at a depth of 45 kilometres, 103 kilometres east of the mountain city of Lae and 326 kilometres north of the capital Port Moresby.
Geoscience Australia, which measured the quake at 6.5 magnitude, said it was so close to the coast it was unable to say whether the epicentre was under sea or land.
"People very close to it would have got for more details....
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