(Reuters) - A magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit Papua New Guinea’s New Britain island, 186 km (115 miles) east of Kandrian, on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries from the quake which, USGS said struck at 1120 GMT, the Center added. Earlier reports measured the magnitude at 6.4</s>A 6-point-1 magnitude earthquake has hit Papua New Guinea’s New Britain Island.

It was around 20 miles deep and struck east of Kandrian.

So far, there have been no reports of any injuries or damage.</s>The quake was registered at 11:20 GMT. The epicentre of the earthquake was located 96 kilometres (60 miles) to the east of the town of Kimbe at a depth of 63 kilometres.

No casualties or damages have been reported.

Earlier in February, another 6.4-magnitude quake was reported in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.

Last year, three earthquakes measuring 5.7, 5.9 and 6.2 on the Richter magnitude scale struck Papua New Guinea following a powerful quake that hit the Pacific island nation, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.</s>A magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit Papua New Guinea's New Britain island, 186 km east of Kandrian, on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries from the quake which, USGS said struck at 1120 GMT, the Center added. Earlier reports measured the magnitude at 6.4.

Get the latest election news, live updates and election schedule for Lok Sabha Elections 2019 on ndtv.com/elections. Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter and Instagram for updates from each of the 543 parliamentary seats for the 2019 Indian general elections.</s>Papua New Guinea has been hit by a powerful earthquake

Officials said tremor struck today 115 miles east of the island’s administrative capital Kandrian. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries from the quake. New Britain island has a population of nearly half a million people.

Papua New Guinea has suffered a series of tremors in recent days

The whole region remains on high alert after a series of powerful earthquakes in recent days.

A 4.7 magnitude tremor as recorded south of Bougainville Island in the early hours of yesterday and a slightly larger 5.2 magnitude quake struck 20 miles from the town of Nipa in the main island’s Southern Highlands province.

The island was also was rocked by another 6.4 magnitude earthquake on February 17.

Last year’s major 7.5 magnitude tremor in Papua New Guinea which killed more than 150 people is still fresh in the memory for islanders.</s>Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are presented with evidence that works against that belief, the new evidence cannot be accepted. It would create a feeling that is extremely uncomfortable, called cognitive dissonance. And because it is so important to protect the core belief, they will rationalize, ignore and even deny anything that doesn't fit in with the core belief.</s>The earthquake had a depth of 13.7km (8.5m)

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has hit central Greece with tremors felt as far as 130km away in Athens.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries authorities said after it struck at 12.46pm local time.

The earthquake's epicentre was 8km (5miles) southwest of the town of Galaxidi near the seaside town of Itea, according to the Athens Geodynamic Institute, an area which has experience tremors before.

It had a depth of 13.7km (8.5 miles).

But the jolt was felt faintly in the capital Athens, 130km (80 miles) to the west of the epicentre.

One resident who was 51km from the centre of the earthquake described it as being "quite strong and long".

Last October a magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit the Greek island of Zakynthos.

The tremor was felt in Athens, the Greek capital, and as far away as Albania, Italy, Libya and Malta.

Greece lies in an especially earthquake-prone region and quakes of such magnitude are not rare.

Meanwhile, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit PapuaNew Guinea's New Britain island on Saturday morning, 186km (115 miles) east of Kandrian at 11.30am local time, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said.</s>NEW DELHI: A delegation from Papua New Guinea, led by its Minister of National Planning Richard Maru, has met National Small Industries Corporation CMD Ram Mohan Mishra here and discussed opportunities for cooperation between MSMEs from the two countries.

National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) is a public sector undertaking under the administrative control of the MSME ministry.

Mishra apprised the delegation of various activities of NSIC for promotion of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the country and abroad.

He also discussed the opportunities for cooperation between the two countries in the MSME sector, NSIC said in a statement.

The delegation also visited NSIC's Technical Incubation Centre for creating self-employment opportunities and its Advanced Training Centre for upgrading the skills of youth.

Maru said NSIC's rapid incubation model for training unemployed youth is the apt model for engaging youth in productive activities in Papua New Guinea.</s>A cardinal from Papua New Guinea will visit Riverside on Sunday, March 31, after visiting the U.S. to address the impact of climate change at a Washington D.C. conference.

Cardinal John Ribat, the first cardinal to lead Roman Catholics in Papua New Guinea, will be in Riverside to celebrate a Mass and speak about the Lenten season.

Ribat, the archbishop of Port Moresby, was at a three-day conference on the environment at Georgetown University. He will say the 10:15 a.m. Mass at St. Catherine of Alexandria Catholic Church and lead a Lenten reflection from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the church hall.

St. Catherine is at the intersection of Arlington and Brockton avenues. The hall, which will host the Lenten seminar, is across the street at 7005 Brockton Ave.

The cardinal is a member of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, a missionary order whose priests also serve St. Catherine.</s>Sh. R.M. Mishra, CMD, NSIC and AS&DC, Ministry of MSME welcomed the High level delegation led by Hon’ble Richard Maru, Minister of National Planning, Government of Independent State of Papua New Guinea (PNG) at NSIC. The CMD, NSIC apprised the delegation of various activities of NSIC for promotion of MSMEs in the country and abroad.

He also discussed the opportunities of cooperation between the two countries in MSME sector. Delegation from PNG also visited NSIC’s Technical Incubation Centre for creating self employment opportunities and Advanced Training Centre for upgrading the skills of Youth. Hon'ble Richard Maru, expressed that NSIC’s model is the apt model for engaging youth in productive activities in Papua New Guinea.

NSIC has the Vision to be premier organization fostering the promotion & growth of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises in the Country. NSIC has the Mission to enhance the competitiveness of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises by providing integrated support services encompassing Marketing, Finance, Technology and other services.

NSIC facilitates micro, small & medium enterprises (MSMEs) with a set of specially tailored schemes to enhance their competitiveness (www.nsic.co.in). NSIC operates through its countrywide network of offices and Technical Centres in the country. In addition, NSIC has set up Training cum Incubation Centres in different parts of the country.
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea's New Britain island, east of Kandrian at 1120 GMT.