Papua New Guinea hosts some 11,800 asylum seekers and refugees. Around 100 people were transferred there under PNG’s former regional processing arrangement with Australia, most from Indonesia. UNHCR ...

A tsunami warning has been issued for Papua New Guinea following a strong 6.9 magnitude earthquake. The quake was shallow, striking the Pacific island nation at a depth of six miles on Saturday ...

An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck off the coast of the New Britain region in Papua New Guinea, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Saturday. The quake was at a depth ...

A tsunami warning was canceled for Papua New Guinea after a strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was shallow, striking the Pacific island nation at a ...

The Papua New Guinea government’s latest numbers are more than triple the U.N.’s estimated death toll from the disaster. By Siladitya Ray Forbes Staff May 24, 2024 ...

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The shallow quake was forecast to produce tsunami waves of one to three metres. A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck Saturday morning off the coast of Papua New Guinea's New Britain Island ...

The High Commission remains optimistic that ongoing discussions with PNG’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on the ...