SYDNEY: A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea Monday, US seismologists said, with “hazardous“ tsunami waves possible within 1,000km (620 miles) of the epicentre.
The quake hit at a depth of 65km, some 54km from the nearest city of Kokopo on New Britain island and 789 kilometres from the capital Port Moresby, the United States Geological Survey said.
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