Earthquake hits off Papua New Guinea

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Sun, 17 Sep 2017 - 04:32 GMT

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Reuters

Sun, 17 Sep 2017 - 04:32 GMT

A Guinea fowl is seen with the buildings with the logos of three of South Africa's biggest banks. Picture taken August 30, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

A Guinea fowl is seen with the buildings with the logos of three of South Africa's biggest banks. Picture taken August 30, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

ONDON- 17 September 2017: A magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit off the coast of Papua New Guinea in the early hours of Monday local time, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.

The quake struck at a depth of 37 km (23 miles), in the sea southwest of Kandrian soon after midnight (1426 GMT Sunday), the center added.

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