Papua New Guinea hit by 7.1 earthquake

[Sarkar]

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit off Papua New Guinea on Friday, 110 kilometres south-southwest of the town of Kokopo, the US Geological Survey said, just a day after a 6.7 magnitude tremor in the region.
The quake hit at 1336 IST, 689 kilometres northeast of the Pacific nation’s capital Port Moresby, in the New Britain region at a depth of 53 kilometres.

http://indianexpress.com/article/world/world-others/7-1-magnitude-earthquake-hits-papua-new-guinea-no-tsunami-warning-issued/

 

[Anup Tiwari]

PAPUA NEW GUINEA- An earthquake
of magnitude 7.2 struck off Papua
New Guinea on Thursday, US
Geological Survey the said.
The quake, which struck 150 km (90
miles) southwest of the town of
Arawa, was relatively shallow, at 10
km (six miles). There were no
immediate reports of damage or
casualties.
No tsunami warning was issued.
It was the latest in a series of strong
tremors to hit the region in recent
days.

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