According to US seismologists, a 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit northern Papua New Guinea on Monday morning, but there was no tsunami threat.

The US Geological Survey said the quake's epicenter, which hit at 0656 local time (2056 GMT), was roughly 110 kilometers (68 miles) east-southeast of Kimbe on the island of New Britain, at a depth of 64 kilometers.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said in a statement that there was "no tsunami threat".

Further, there were no immediate local reports of damage.

The region was rattled last month when at least five people were killed and an estimated 1,000 homes destroyed following a magnitude 6.9 earthquake.

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