There was no immediate information on casualties or damage.
Papua New Guinea lies on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" - a volcanically active region subject to requent earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions.
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Papua New Guinea earthquake: 6.9 magnitude quake strikes off coast
17 October 2016
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An 6.9 magnitude earthquake has been detected off the coast of Papua New Guinea.
It came days after another tremor measuring 6.4 hit the same region.
There was no immediate information on casualties or damage.
Papua New Guinea lies on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" - a volcanically active region subject to requent earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions.
There was no immediate information on casualties or damage.
Papua New Guinea lies on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" - a volcanically active region subject to requent earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions.
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