An 6.9 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea. The US Geological Survey detected the epicentre near New Britain, Papua New Guinea’s largest offshore island, at 4.15pm local time (7.15am BST).
It came days after another tremor measuring 6.4 hit the same region. There was no immediate information on casualties or damage. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre did not release a warning following the earthquake.