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Strong earthquake hits Papua New Guinea
Sydney (AFP) May 28, 2006 A strong earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale hit Papua New Guinea Sunday but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, Geoscience Australia said. The earthquake struck at 0312 GMT about 39 kilometres (24 miles) deep in PNG's island of New Britain, 605 kilometres northeast of the capital Port Moresby, a spokeswoman told AFP. There was no risk of the quake sparking a tsunami "and we've had no reports of any damage at all" in the sparsely-populated area, she said. A 6.2 magnitude earthquake is classified as "strong". A temblor of the same size killed 3,300 people and left 200,000 homeless in neighbouring Indonesia on Saturday. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Bringing Order To A World Of Disasters When the Earth Quakes A world of storm and tempest
Pacific 'Ring of Fire' unleashes another disaster
Jakarta (AFP) May 27, 2006 The earthquake that rocked Java Saturday was the latest disaster in a part of the world known as the Pacific "Ring of Fire" that has seen a burst of seismic and volcanic activity this year. |
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