Sydney, Rajab 12, 1439, March 29, 2018, SPA -- An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 rattled Papua New Guinea late Thursday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 7.25 am (21.25 GMT), was 145 kilometres east of the port town of Kimbe and had a depth of 10 kilometres. No further details were immediately available. --SPA 03:05 LOCAL TIME 00:05 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w654650