No tsunami threat after 6.6-earthquake north of Papua New Guinea

A 6.6-magnitude earthquake shook the Pacific Ocean near the north coast of Papua New Guinea early Tuesday morning.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu said there is no tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi and no destructive Pacific-wide tsunami expected at this time.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the strong and shallow earthquake showed a low likelihood of casualties and damage.

Papua New Guinea sits on the complex boundary between the Australian and Pacific Plates, a region known for high seismic activity due to frequent subduction and transform fault movements.