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SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - A powerful earthquake shook Papua New Guinea early Monday, but there were no reports of damage or injuries, a disaster official in the country said.
The quake had an initial magnitude of 6.5 and struck at 12:20 a.m. local time in the New Britain region of Papua New Guinea, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
It was estimated to have been at a depth of six miles, it said. The region is 395 miles northeast of Papua New Guinea's capital, Port Moresby, and 1,440 miles north of Brisbane, Australia.
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