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6.1-magnitude quake hits near Papua New
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7 Jun, 2007 l 0900 hrs ISTlAFP

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SYDNEY: A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake
struck in the Bismarck Sea near Papua New Guinea on Thursday but it
was unlikely to generate a tsunami, a spokesman for the country's
Geological Survey said.

"It was at a fairly shallow depth but
probably not big enough to cause a tsunami," assistant director
Chris McKee said from the capital Port Moresby.

There were no immediate reports of
casualties or damage, he said, adding that "it was a long way from
any inhabited area."

The US Geological Survey said the earthquake
struck at a depth of 10 kilometres about 165 kilometres south
southwest of Lorengau, Manus Island and 680 kilometres north of Port
Moresby.

The New
Britain region of the Pacific island nation is home to many active
volcanoes and sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" where several
tectonic plates collide.

The region is frequently rocked by
earthquakes.

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