WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — An earthquake rattled part of Papua New Guinea on Thursday, but no major damage or injuries have been reported.The magnitude 7.0 quake was deep enough that it likely did not generate a tsunami, said Chris McKee, the government’s acting director of geohazards management.McKee said disaster officials had been reaching out to people in the Pomio District, near where the quake struck. He said that communication systems in the region were notoriously poor.McKee said there had been no reports of any major problems from the quake, which he took as a good sign. He added that the quake was also felt in the township of Rabaul.According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was centered about 117 kilometers (73 miles) east of Kimbe, West New Britain, on the Pacific island nation and was about 40 kilometers (25 miles) deep.It was followed by two magnitude 5.9 aftershocks in the same region and then a magnitude 6.3 quake that was centered further northeast on the island.Pacific Tsunami Warning Center oceanographer David Walsh said scientists don’t have tide gauges close to the where the earthquake happened and weren’t able to say for sure whether any tsunamis were generated, he… Read full this story
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