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No tsunami was triggered by a magnitude-6.8 earthquake that occurred early Thursday in Papua New Guinea.
The earthquake was recorded at 12:45 a.m. Hawaii time in the New Britian Region of Papua New Guinea, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
Based on all available data, a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami was not generated, according to the center.