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Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes off Papua New Guinea

By PTI

| Updated: Tuesday, September 26, 2017, 11:28 [IST]

Sydney, Sept 26: A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea, according to the United States Geological Survey, but no Pacific-wide tsunami warning was issued.

6.0-magnitude quake hits off Papua New Guinea — Image for representation only

The tremor hit at a depth of five kilometres (three miles) near the sparsely-populated East New Britain region, some 210 kilometres southeast of the town of Kokopo, the USGS said.

The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue a tsunami warning. Earthquakes are common near Papua New Guinea, which lies on the 4,000-kilometre-long Pacific Australia plate. It forms part of the "Ring of Fire", a hotspot for seismic activity due to friction between tectonic plates.

PTI