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SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake shook a remote region of northwestern Papua New Guinea before dawn Monday, toppling a few homes but with no immediate reports of casualties. The quake struck at a depth of 62 kilometres (38 miles) near the Chambri Lake system in the sparsely populated region of East Sepik Province, the US Geological Service said. “So far, we have lost a few houses, it is fortunate for us that […]
(Eagle News)–There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines following the strong earthquake that hit Papua New Guinea. This is according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. According to media reports, the quake, at 6.5 magnitude based on PHIVOLCS data, hit the New Britain Region. The depth was pegged at 65 kilometers.
