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11th April 2014, 06:14 AM
Australian Associated Press
theguardian.com, Friday 11 April 2014 05.31 EDT
Earthquake Papua New Guinea Shakemap of the location earthquake that struck Papua New Guinea Photograph: USGS/EPA
A powerful earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea on Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.3 earthquake was located 61km southwest of the town of Panguna on Bougainville Island. It struck at a depth of 50km.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no threat of a destructive widespread tsunami. But the agency said quakes of such a size could sometimes generate waves that could be destructive to coasts within a few hundred kilometres of the epicentre.
A staffer at the Geophysical Observatory in the capital, Port Moresby, said no reports of damage or unusual wave activity along the coastline were received. The area closest to the epicentre is very sparsely populated.
Earthquakes are common in Papua New Guinea. The country lies on the "Ring of Fire" an arc of earthquake and volcanic activity that stretches around the Pacific Rim.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/11/magnitude-73-earthquake-strikes-png-with-no-reports-of-injury
theguardian.com, Friday 11 April 2014 05.31 EDT
Earthquake Papua New Guinea Shakemap of the location earthquake that struck Papua New Guinea Photograph: USGS/EPA
A powerful earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea on Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.3 earthquake was located 61km southwest of the town of Panguna on Bougainville Island. It struck at a depth of 50km.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no threat of a destructive widespread tsunami. But the agency said quakes of such a size could sometimes generate waves that could be destructive to coasts within a few hundred kilometres of the epicentre.
A staffer at the Geophysical Observatory in the capital, Port Moresby, said no reports of damage or unusual wave activity along the coastline were received. The area closest to the epicentre is very sparsely populated.
Earthquakes are common in Papua New Guinea. The country lies on the "Ring of Fire" an arc of earthquake and volcanic activity that stretches around the Pacific Rim.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/11/magnitude-73-earthquake-strikes-png-with-no-reports-of-injury