A powerful earthquake has stuck Papua New Guinea, triggering a tsunami alert for the country and for the nearby Solomon Islands. READ MORE:* Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits Papua New Guinea* Magnitude 6.6 earthquake rattles Papua New Guinea, no casualties reported* Earthquake shake alert system not being used in New ZealandMCDEM initially said it was assessing the potential tsunami risk to New Zealand. It later said the tsunami threat had largely passed and no waves had been observed, but that there were no sea level gauges in the area for measurement. It said there was no tsunami threat to Hawaii or Guam. Papua New Guinea is located on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea, to the east of Indonesia.

Source: Stuff May 14, 2019 14:10 UTC