Earthquake today, April 5 -- According to the US Geological Survey, an earthquake of 6.9 magnitude shook Papua New Guinea on Saturday morning (local time), leading a Tsunami warning, which was later cancelled.

News agency AP reported the quake was shallow, striking the Pacific island nation at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles) on Saturday morning local time. Thev quake was centered offshore, 194 km (120 miles) east of the town of Kimbe, on the New Britain island.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center later cancelled an alert issued immediately after the quake that warned of waves of 1 to 3 meters along some parts of the Papua New Guinea coastline. An alert about smaller waves of 0.3 m issued for nearby Solomon Islands was also withdrawn....