Strong earthquake hits Papua New Guinea

 

A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck the Papua New Guinea region at 6.31 pm today. - File pic

KUALA LUMPUR: A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea at 6.31pm today.

The Malaysian Meteorological Department, in a statement, said the earthquake occurred 43km north of Goroka, with a depth of 10km.

However, it said there is no tsunami threat to Malaysia. - NST