Ahmad 
The American Institute of Geophysics announced that an earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale struck northern Papua in New Guinea.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said there was no tsunami threat from yesterday’s quake, which struck at 6:22 GMT at a depth of about 35 kilometers.
The U.S. Geological Survey also said an earthquake occurred an approximate 88 kilometers southwest of the city of Wewak in New Guinea, home to about 25,000 people.
No material or human casualties have yet been reported from the quake.
Earthquakes are a frequent phenomenon in Papua New Guinea, which is on an arc of intense tectonic activity that stretches across Southeast Asia and the Pacific basin.
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