Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 hit off the coast of Papua New Guinea early Sunday, the US Geological Survey said.
The strong quake was centred 81 miles east-southeast of Rabaul, New Britain, at a depth of 43.5 miles, Reuters quoted USGS as saying.
According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre, the quake was not expected to generate a tsunami.
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