6.3-magnitude quake hits PNG

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea (PNG) yesterday, the US Geological Survey said.
The quake hit the remote New Ireland region at 7:56pm local time at a depth of 70 kilometres, 128 kilometres from Rabaul, New Britain, and 850 kilometres from the capital Port Moresby.
Strong earthquakes are common in impoverished PNG, which sits on the so-called "Pacific Ring of Fire", a hotspot for seismic activity due to friction between tectonic plates.