Very Strong earthquake below New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Last update: April 30, 2015 at 11:39 am by By
Update 11:00 UTC : NO Tsunami (PWTC) – * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.8 OCCURRED IN THE NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA AT 1045 UTC ON THURSDAY APRIL 30 2015.
* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA… THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE
Update 10:56 UTC : ER expects not to hear from any damage from this earthquake, mainly because it happened in a jungle area without roads and very few villages. Additionally M6.6 is not very spectacular for PNG who gets regularly M7+ earthquakes. Houses in the jungle have also a lot of resistance against earthquakes
122km (76mi) SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
195km (121mi) E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
335km (208mi) SSE of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
412km (256mi) WNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
686km (426mi) NE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Most important Earthquake Data:
Magnitude : 6.6
Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2015-04-30 20:45:02
GMT/UTC Time : 2015-04-30 10:45:02
from: http://earthquake-report.com/2015/04/30/very-strong-earthquake-new-britain-region-p-n-g-on-april-30-2015/