Papua New Guinea rattled by magnitude 6.6 earthquake

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake has rattled the Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake has rattled the Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea, a month after a deadly quake there killed more than 100 people.

An undated handout photo received on March 5 from Oil Search Limited shows damage to Oil Search’s Hegigio Camp in Papua New Guinea. (AFP File Photo)

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries from today’s quake, which the US Geological Survey said was centered in a remote area of East New Britain province.

USGS reported the quake had a depth of 40 kilometers. Deeper earthquakes tend to cause less damage on the Earth’s surface.

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake on Feb. 26 killed at least 125 people, injured dozens and brought work to a halt at four oil and gas fields.

Home to 7 million people, Papua New Guinea is located to the east of Indonesia and sits on the Pacific’s “Ring of Fire.”