A POWERFUL magnitude 6.9 earthquake has rattled Papua New Guinea, triggering a tsunami warning for coastal areas.
The shallow quake struck just 120 miles east of Kimbe, a coastal town in the New Britain region, around 9.04 pm local time, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The epicentre was offshore, at a depth of just six miles, amplifying tsunami fears.
The USGS warned that waves between one to three meters could slam into parts of Papua New Guinea’s coastline, while a separate advisory for the Solomon Islands cautioned about possible waves up to 0.3 meters.
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