There is no tsunami threat from a massive earthquake that has rocked Papua New Guinea, the Bureau of Meteorology advises.
The magnitude 6.7 temblor struck a remote part of northern Papua New Guinea, the German Research Centre for Geosciences says.
The quake on Sunday was at a depth of 65km although initially reported as being at a shallower 10km.
The US Geological Survey said the epicentre was about 30km east-northeast of the small settlement of Ambunti in East Sepik province.
#Earthquake confirmed by seismic data.⚠Preliminary info: M7.0 || 24 km NE of #Ambunti (Papua New Guinea) || 9 min ago (local time 06:22:08). Follow the thread for the updates👇 pic.twitter.com/reZScjl4Lw
— EMSC (@LastQuake) March 23, 2024
