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7.2-magnitude earthquake rocks Papua New Guinea

Xinhua | Updated: 2019-05-07 09:03

A large cruise ship is docked opposite the stilt house village called Hanuabada, located in Port Moresby Harbour, Papua New Guinea, Nov 19, 2018. [Photo/Agencies]

SYDNEY -- A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck 33 km north-west of Bulolo in the South Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, according to the US Geological Survey.

The earthquake which occurred at 07:19 am local time was initially determined to be at 6.977 degrees south latitude and 146.440 degrees east longitude at a depth of 126.9 km.

No Tsunami warning has been issued at this time.

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