A magnitude 5.2 earthquake has struck near the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea.
The quake hit about 74km northwest of Rabaul, a township in the East New Britain province.
It occurred at about 4.30pm AEST and recorded a depth of 10km.
New Britain Region is one of four regions in PNG.
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