Quakes hit Bali, PNG

A SERIES of powerful earthquakes have rocked the Papua New Guinea island of New Britain and Indonesia’s Java and Bali islands, leaving three people dead.

At least three people were killed as a shallow 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s popular tourist hot spots. The victims in East Java’s Sumenep district perished after being crushed by collapsed buildings. The quake was felt in Denpasar on the holiday island of Bali.

It came as a major 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck New Britain island, briefly triggering a tsunami alert.