A 5.8-magnitude quake was registered on Sunday in the Bougainville region of Papua New Guinea, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.
The epicentre of the earthquake was located at a depth of 400 km (248 miles), according to the centre. At the same time, the US Geological Survey evaluated the tremor as 6.1-magnitude.
So far, there have been no reports of any damages caused by the quake.