Strong 6.6 quake hits Papua New Guinea
SYDNEY: A remote region of Papua New Guinea was rattled by a strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake Thursday, seismologists said, but there were no reports of damage or of a tsunami. The US Geological Survey said the tremor was centered under rugged terrain 27 kilometres (17 miles) northeast of the small town of Kandrian on New Britain island. “People in the area would have felt strong shaking, but this quake occurred in an area where population density is low, it’’s just scattered communities,” Chris McKee, of Papua New Guinea’’s Geophysical Observatory told AFP. “There have been no reports of damage that we have received,” said McKee, assistant director for geohazard management at the observatory. The quake, which struck at a depth of 43 kilometres, may have been part of a sequence of powerful quakes that have been rattling the New Britain region since last year, he added.
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Strong 6.6 quake hits Papua New Guinea
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