A warning for “hazardous tsunami waves” was issued for coastal regions within 300 km (186.41 miles) off Wau, Papua New Guinea, after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck the region, the US Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre, said.
The quake was at a depth of 85.2 km, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), and struck offshore 18 km east-southeast of Wau.
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