News_Editor Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 6.6-magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea, no tsunami alert 2011-06-16 07:22:06 GMT+7 (ICT) KANDRIAN, PAPUA NEW GUINEA (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck an island of Papua New Guinea (P.N.G.) on late Thursday morning, seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The 6.6-magnitude earthquake at 10.03 a.m. local time (0003 GMT) was centered about 175 kilometers (109 miles) east of Kandrian, the capital of Papua New Guinea's Kandrian-Gloucester District on the island of New Britain. It struck about 21.5 kilometers (13.4 miles) deep, making it a shallow earthquake, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). -- © BNO News All rights reserved 2011-06-16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now