Three dead, 1,000 homes destroyed in Papua New Guinea quake, Australian media report


SYDNEY (Reuters) - Three people were killed and over 1,000 homes destroyed after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Sunday, local and Australian media reported on Monday.

Sunday's quake hit the remote East Sepik province in the north of the country at the depth of 65 km (40 miles), the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said at the time.

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