Rattled ... Panguna mine, on Bougainville Island, near the site of the earthquake that struck late on Saturday. Picture: Supplied Source: News Limited
A POWERFUL earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 has struck off Papua New Guinea, the US Geological Survey says.
A tsunami warning has been issued for Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
The USGS said the earthquake struck late on Saturday 75 kilometres southwest of the town of Panguna on Bougainville Island.
Warning ...flood waters in a street in the Solomon Islands' capital Honiara earlier this month. A tsunami alert has been issued after an earthquake with a 7.5 magnitude struck off Papua New Guinea. Source: AFP
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