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| Earthquake with a 6.9 magnitude strikes off the coast of Papua New Guinea | Earthquake with a 6.9 magnitude strikes off the coast of Papua New Guinea |
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| An earthquake has struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea, it has been reported. | An earthquake has struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea, it has been reported. |
| It was measured at a magnitude of 6.9 on the Richter scale. | |
| The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) issued a warning and forecast hazardous waves from the coast. | The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) issued a warning and forecast hazardous waves from the coast. |
| "Government agencies responsible for threatened coastal areas should take action to inform and instruct any coastal populations at risk," the PTWC said in its alert. | "Government agencies responsible for threatened coastal areas should take action to inform and instruct any coastal populations at risk," the PTWC said in its alert. |
| "Persons located in threatened coastal areas should stay alert for information." | "Persons located in threatened coastal areas should stay alert for information." |
| The quake, which was very shallow below the seabed and close to the coast, struck at 07:25 am on Friday (21:25 GMT on Thursday) and was centred 100 miles southwest of Rabaul, a township in East New Britain province. | The quake, which was very shallow below the seabed and close to the coast, struck at 07:25 am on Friday (21:25 GMT on Thursday) and was centred 100 miles southwest of Rabaul, a township in East New Britain province. |
| Australian authorities said there was no threat to their coastline from the quake, which was initially reported as a magnitude 7.2. | Australian authorities said there was no threat to their coastline from the quake, which was initially reported as a magnitude 7.2. |
| Papua New Guinea lies within the complex zone of collision between the Australian Plate and the Pacific Plate. | Papua New Guinea lies within the complex zone of collision between the Australian Plate and the Pacific Plate. |
| It is one of the world's poorest countries and is still reeling a month after a magnitude 7.5 quake which killed at least 100 people as landslides buried villages | It is one of the world's poorest countries and is still reeling a month after a magnitude 7.5 quake which killed at least 100 people as landslides buried villages |