A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck northeastern Papua New Guinea on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey mentioned, with no fast experiences of harm.

The sturdy quake had a depth of 53 kilometres (33 miles) and hit at round 7:30 pm (0830 GMT) with the epicentre about 56 kilometres southeast of the coastal city of Madang, the USGS mentioned.

An aftershock of equal magnitude hit off the coast of Madang minutes later, the USGS mentioned.

Earthquakes are frequent in Papua New Guinea, however not often trigger widespread injury.

Outside main cities and cities, most areas are sparsely populated, and what buildings there are are typically manufactured from wooden.

But some quakes are extra harmful.

In April, not less than seven folks had been killed when a 7.0 magnitude quake hit a jungle-clad space on the Pacific island nation.

About 180 houses had been destroyed within the Karawari space, close to the quake’s epicentre.

In September final 12 months, 10 folks had been killed when a 7.6-magnitude earthquake levelled a whole bunch of houses, cut up roads and triggered energy outages throughout the rugged north of the nation.

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