A magnitude 6.8 earthquake has struck in the islands region.
The quake was initially reported as being a 7.1, but the US Geological Survey has since revised its magnitude downwards.
The USGS says the quake struck at a depth of 15 kilometres, and was located 20 kilometres east of Taron on New Ireland, at 3:40am PNG Time.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said that a Pacific regional tsunami was not expected.
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