Magnitude 7.6 earthquake hits Papua New Guinea, USGS says, warning of possible tsunami waves within 1,000 kilometres of epicentre
An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 also struck Mentawai Islands, off the western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island.
Sunday's quake was reported by European Mediterranean Seismological Centre and US Geological Survey.The quake struck at a depth of 61 kilometres, about 67 kilometres from the town of Kainantu, a sparsely populated area, the USGS said, warning that tsunami waves were possible within 1,000 kilometres of the epicentre.
The extent of damage is not yet clear, but the USGS estimates "some casualties and damage are possible and the impact should be relatively localised." It sits on the Pacific's "Ring of Fire," the arc of seismic faults around the Pacific Ocean where much of the world's earthquakes and volcanic activity occurs.
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