By Reuters – published by Deccan Herald and AFP – published by The New Zealand Herald
AN EARTHQUAKE of magnitude 5.95 struck the New Britain region in Papua New Guinea on Saturday (Apr. 12), the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.
The quake was at a depth of 10km (6.2 miles), GFZ said.
Last Saturday morning (Apr. 5) a strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea’s New Britain Island, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
The shallow quake, at a depth of 10km, was forecast to produce tsunami waves of one to three metres, according to an advisory from the US Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre.
Smaller waves of less than 0.3m were also forecast for some parts of neighbouring Pacific nation Solomon Islands.
In an update just before midday, the US Tsunami Warning Centre said the threat of a tsunami had now passed.
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