Shallow magnitude-6.3 earthquake strikes off Papua New Guinea

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Shallow magnitude-6.3 earthquake strikes off Papua New Guinea

A magnitude-6.3 earthquake struck in the Bismarck Sea off the coast of Papua New Guinea on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said. The shallow quake located far from land produced no tsunami warning or immediate reports of damage. It was centred about 224 kilometres (139 miles) northeast of the city of Madang, located along the country's northern coast. Earthquakes are common in Papua New Guinea, which sits on top of the seismic "Rin…