Quake strikes off PNG's Manus Island

A powerful earthquake measuring 6.6 in magnitude has struck off Papua New Guinea's Manus Island, but there is no tsunami threat,

An undersea earthquake measuring 6.6 in magnitude has struck off Papua New Guinea's Manus Island, but there is no tsunami threat, the Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre says.

The quake struck at a shallow depth of 10km on the northeast coast just off PNG's Manus Island, the centre said on Sunday.