SYDNEY, May  20, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck on
Tuesday off the northern coast of Papua New Guinea, the US Geological Survey
said.

The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) around 81
kilometres from the town of Angoram, it said, revising an earlier depth and
distance as well as an earlier magnitude of 6.6.

The US tsunami warning agency said there was "no tsunami threat from this
earthquake".

Earthquakes are common in Papua New Guinea, which sits on top of the
seismic "Ring of Fire" -- an arc of intense tectonic activity that stretches
through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin.

Although they seldom cause widespread damage in sparsely populated areas,
they can trigger destructive landslides.