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Tsunami warning following quake in Papua New Guinea
Tsunami
warning following quake in Papua New Guinea
Sydney, May 5 A tsunami warning was issued following a 7.5-magnitude earthquake
that struck 150 km south of Papua New Guinea on Tuesday.
According to the US Geological Survey, the epicentre, with a depth of 10.0 km,
was initially determined to be at 5.6 degrees south latitude and 152.1 degrees
east longitude.
It issued a "hazardous" alert within 300 km of the epicentre, Xinhua
news agency reported.
Islands in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Indonesia, Vanuatu, Fiji,
Indonesia, the Philippines and surrounding nations are expected to be hit by
the strong waves.
However, no casualty or damage to property was reported.
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