Earthquake of magnitude 6.5 hits New Britain region of Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the remote New Britain region of Papua New Guinea Sunday, the United States Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued.

The quake had a depth of 38 kilometres (23 miles), the USGS said, and was recorded in the sparsely populated West New Britain archipelago region on Sunday morning.

The shaking was felt at a Walindi Plantation Resort near the town of Kimbe about 80 kilometres away from the quake but it was described by a worker as "not too bad".

"No one really reacted, it shook, but no damage," resort worker Vanessa Hughes told AFP.

Earthquake of magnitude 4.3 hits Afghanistan

Meanwhile, another earthquake of magnitude 4.3 occurred 273 km east northeast of Fayzabad, Afghanistan at 2 am IST on Sunday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).

"Earthquake of Magnitude:4.3, Occurred on 26-02-2023, 02:14:52 IST, Lat: 38.10 & Long: 73.39, Depth: 180 Km, Location: 273km ENE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan," NCS tweeted on Sunday.

(Further details awaited)