SYDNEY - A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea Monday, the US Geological Survey reported, but a tsunami warning was not issued and seismologists said it was unlikely to have caused any major damage.
The quake hit 44 kilometres (27 miles) from Finschhafen in the New Britain region and 320 kilometres from the capital Port Moresby at a depth of 84 kilometres, the US monitoring authority said.
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