An undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 struck off the remote New Ireland area of Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, triggering a local tsunami warning, US scientists said. The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 12:19 am (1419 GMT Tuesday), was located 95 kilometres (60 miles) south-southeast of the town of Taron, New Ireland, the US Geological Survey said. It took place at a depth of 35 kilometres. A "destructive Pacific-wide tsunami" was not expected but "earthquakes of this size sometimes generate local tsunamis that can ...

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake shook Honduras on Thursday, killing at least six people, knocking down flimsy homes and causing damage in neighboring Guatemala. The offshore quake destroyed some 60 houses and damaged scores of other buildings across the north of Honduras, a poor country of 7 million people, and briefly triggered a tsunami alert for Central America's Caribbean coast. Emergency services officials said six people died and at least 25 were injured in the earthquake but the toll could rise as reports come in from ...

A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake rocked Honduras on Thursday, killing at least one person in a collapsed home and sending panicked residents fleeing into the streets, officials said. The main tremor deep below the Caribbean coast shook the country for more than 30 seconds and a tsunami alert was maintained for more than 90 minutes for Honduras and neighboring Guatemala and Belize. The quake struck at 2:24 am (0824 GMT), according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The shallow 10 kilometer- (six mile)- depth added to the power of ...

A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake shook Honduras on Thursday killing at least one person and sending panicked residents fleeing into the streets, officials said. The main tremor off the coast rattled the country for more than 30 seconds and a tsunami alert was maintained for more than 90 minutes for Honduras and neighboring Guatemala and Belize. The quake struck at 2:24 am (0824 GMT), according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The shallow 10 kilometer (six mile) depth added to the power of the quake. Worried inhabitants poured ...