With communications and access impaired, conflicting details emerged of the toll and extent of the damage. The PNG Post-Courier newspaper on Tuesday said more than 30 people may have died ...

"People very close to it would have got a very, very strong shake, and there's a possibility of damage there right in that vicinity," seismologist David Jepsen said. "And then there's the township ...

The death count is mounting in Papua New Guinea's Highlands area following a major earthquake that has caused damage at field locations and led to the shutdown of the PNG liquefied natural gas ...

Oil Search has demobilised non-essential staff as it checks for damage, while ExxonMobil has shut down its Hides Gas Conditioning Plant in Hela. Earthquakes are common in PNG, which sits on the so ...