A 6.6 magnitude earthquake has struck near Lae, the second largest city in Papua New Guinea, the US Geological Survey says.

City police official Mildred Ongige told Reuters by telephone that a “very huge” earthquake was felt on Tuesday.

“It was a few minutes ago so we have no further details of damage but we are concerned,” she added.

There were no immediate local reports of damage.

A tsunami warning was not issued after the quake, which struck at a depth of 10km, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre.

The quake’s epicentre was 26km from the city of Lae, which has a population of more than 76,000 and is located in the country’s Morobe province.

The quake was initially reported at a magnitude of 6.8 by the German Research Centre for Geosciences before the agency revised it t

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