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A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake has struck Papua New Guinea, triggering a tsunami warning for the country and the Solomon Islands.
The quake’s epicenter was 45km northeast of Kokopo, the provincial capital of the Papuan island of East New Britain, and struck at a relatively shallow depth of 10km, the US Geological Survey said.
Shallow earthquakes tend to cause more damage on the Earth’s surface, but because of the small population injuries and damage are expected to be low.
More at: https://newsbreakinglive.com/2019/0...-papua-new-guinea-triggering-tsunami-warning/
A powerful earthquake measuring 7.5 struck off Papua New Guinea on late Tuesday night, causing a tsunami warning that was later canceled, officials and residents say. There are reports of damage and power outages.
The earthquake, which struck at 10:58 p.m. local time on Tuesday, was centered in waters off the remote island of New Ireland, about 44 kilometers (27 miles) northwest of Kokopo on New Britain.
The U.S. Geological Survey put the magnitude at 7.5, down from an initial estimate of 7.7 from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. It said the quake struck 10 kilometers (6 miles) below the seabed, which is very shallow.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center immediately issued a tsunami alert for Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, but all warnings were canceled by 12:30 a.m. “The tsunami threat has now largely passed,” the center said in an update.
Because there are no sea level gauges near the epicenter, it was not immediately known if a local tsunami had been generated.
More than 1 million people could have felt Tuesday’s earthquake, including 250,000 people who may have felt “strong” to “very strong” shaking, according to computer models from the USGS. It said the risk of serious damage or casualties is low.
More at: https://bnonews.com/index.php/2019/05/powerful-earthquake-papua-new-guinea/
The quake’s epicenter was 45km northeast of Kokopo, the provincial capital of the Papuan island of East New Britain, and struck at a relatively shallow depth of 10km, the US Geological Survey said.
Shallow earthquakes tend to cause more damage on the Earth’s surface, but because of the small population injuries and damage are expected to be low.
More at: https://newsbreakinglive.com/2019/0...-papua-new-guinea-triggering-tsunami-warning/
A powerful earthquake measuring 7.5 struck off Papua New Guinea on late Tuesday night, causing a tsunami warning that was later canceled, officials and residents say. There are reports of damage and power outages.
The earthquake, which struck at 10:58 p.m. local time on Tuesday, was centered in waters off the remote island of New Ireland, about 44 kilometers (27 miles) northwest of Kokopo on New Britain.
The U.S. Geological Survey put the magnitude at 7.5, down from an initial estimate of 7.7 from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. It said the quake struck 10 kilometers (6 miles) below the seabed, which is very shallow.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center immediately issued a tsunami alert for Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, but all warnings were canceled by 12:30 a.m. “The tsunami threat has now largely passed,” the center said in an update.
Because there are no sea level gauges near the epicenter, it was not immediately known if a local tsunami had been generated.
More than 1 million people could have felt Tuesday’s earthquake, including 250,000 people who may have felt “strong” to “very strong” shaking, according to computer models from the USGS. It said the risk of serious damage or casualties is low.
More at: https://bnonews.com/index.php/2019/05/powerful-earthquake-papua-new-guinea/
