A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the distant New Britain area of Papua New Guinea Sunday, the US Geological Survey stated, however no tsunami warning was issued.
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The quake had a depth of 38 kilometres (23 miles), the USGS stated, and was recorded within the sparsely populated West New Britain archipelago area on Sunday morning.
The shaking was felt at a Walindi Plantation Resort close to the city of Kimbe about 80 kilometres away from the quake nevertheless it was described by a employee as “not too dangerous”.
“Nobody actually reacted, it shook, however no injury,” resort employee Vanessa Hughes instructed AFP.