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Magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes off Papua New Guinea, EMSC says

An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck off the coast of the New Britain region in Papua New Guinea, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said on Saturday.

Magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes off Papua New Guinea, EMSC says

A file photo of people walking at the site of a landslide near the village of Ekari in Papua New Guinea's highlands region, after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck the region in 2018. Photo: AFP

The quake was at a depth of 49 km (30.45 miles), EMSC said and the U.S. Tsunami Warning Center has issued a tsunami warning.

Reuters
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