Bougainville PNG Quake

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Very Strong earthquake in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea – 1 girl killed by collapsing house

Last update: April 13, 2014 at 3:22 pm by By

Update 12:32: A 4 years old girl was killed by a collapsing house. At least 14 houses were destroyed. More damage reports are expeted to come in the early morning (local time). At least 5 villages are affected.

Update 08:52: Nearby Cities
MMI City Population
VI Kieta 4k
VI Arawa 40k
VI Panguna 3k
IV Gizo 6k
IV Kokopo 26k
IV Rabaul 8k
III Namatanai 1k

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Update 08:45: Two water tanks of a school in Buin, a village on Bougainville, were damaged by the quake.

Update 08:30: The earthquake was followed by a strong shallow aftershock of  M 6.7 – with a depth of 40 km,  which occured at 8:16 UTC.

Update:  Due to heavy rainfall in the recent days landslides are possible in the area near the earthquake epicenter and this may worsen the damage.

Update: According to PTWC:  NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS BASED ON HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA. HOWEVER – EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE SOMETIMES GENERATE LOCAL TSUNAMIS THAT CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS LOCATED WITHIN A HUNDRED KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES IN THE REGION OF THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION

Update:  A major earthquake measuring M 7.3 at a focus depth of  60 km – preliminary data –  rocked the region of Papua New Guinea.

Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 7.1

Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2014-04-11 17:07:19

GMT/UTC Time : 2014-04-11 07:07:19

Depth (Hypocenter) : 65 km

from:    http://earthquake-report.com/2014/04/11/very-strong-earthquake-solomon-islands-on-april-11-2014/
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