PNG has 6.2 quake; Magnitude 6.1 quake shakes Japan's Hokkaido

Sydney, Australia (AFP) Feb 25, 2023

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the remote New Britain region of Papua New Guinea Sunday, the United States Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake had a depth of 38 kilometres (23 miles), the USGS said, and was recorded in the sparsely populated West New Britain archipelago region on Sunday morning. The shaking was felt at a Walindi Plantation Resort near