The quake near Papua New Guinea sparked tsunami warnings in the immediate area.
People living along Papua New Guinea's coastline fled to higher ground on Saturday after a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck east of the Pacific nation, triggering a tsunami warning for parts of its archipelago.
A couple of hours after the quake, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) said the threat had largely passed, although it said government agencies should continue to monitor coastal tides.
"Based on all available data ... the tsunami threat from this earthquake has now passed," the PTWC said in an updated and final alert after the quake, which struck 157 km east of Rabaul.
An official tsunami warning was cancelled for New Zealand after the quake. The powerful earthquake, the US Geological Survey reported. It was originally reported as being magnitude 8.
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Shortly after the quake, the Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management (MCDEM) issued a tsunami warning for all of New Zealand coastal areas, including the Chatham Islands. However at 1.20am, the tsunami warning for New Zealand was cancelled.
Powerful quake hits east of Papua New Guinea, tsunami warning for NZ cancelled
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