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A 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of New Britain Island in Papua New Guinea early this morning, leading to a tsunami warning for the region, according to the US Geological Survey. The ...

It also caused a series of tsunamis, with the biggest waves hitting Tohoku, a region in north Japan, where 33-foot-high waves hit the city of Sendai.

INCOIS on Wednesday has confirmed that there is no tsunami threat to India or the Indian Ocean region in connection with this earthquake.