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A powerful earthquake has rattled Papua New Guinea and officials are warning a tsunami is possible.
There was no tsunami threat to New Zealand following the earthquake.
The 7.4-magnitude quake struck about 140km south of the town of Kokopo in northeastern Papua New Guinea, at a depth of 10km, the US Geological Survey reported on Tuesday.
Another 5.9 earthquake followed at 1.54, USGS reports.
The aftershock hit 109km southwest of Kokopo, at a depth of 65km.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said hazardous tsunami waves were possible within 300km of the epicentre.