Eathquake at Papua New Guinea

rss Acehtsunami Aug 09, 2010 I Uncategorized. A magnitude 7 earthquake shook Papua New Guinea on Thursday, U.S. Geological Survey reported. There were no immediate reports of fatalities or damage and no threat of a significant tsunami in the South Pacific’s most populous island nation. The agency said in a statement that the quake struck near the island region of New Britain 352 miles (566 kilometers) northeast of the national capital Port Moresby.