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Magnitude 6.7 Quake Hits Off Papua New Guinea [1]

A magnitude 6.7 quake hit off Papua New Guinea's island of New Ireland, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Tuesday.

A national disaster center official based in Papua New Guinea's capital, Port Moresby, told Reuters by telephone there were no immediate reports of damage.

There were also no immediate warnings of a tsunami from the

Publication Date: 
24/06/2009
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Natural Disasters [3], Earthquakes [4], Tsunami [5], Indonesia [6], Papua New Guinea [7]
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