AlaskaDenise
In Memoriam
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) - A powerful earthquake shook Papua New Guinea's northern coast Wednesday morning, sending residents fleeing for higher ground and items tumbling from shelves. There were no immediate reports of serious damage and no tsunami alert was issued.
Disaster authorities were struggling to contact residents of the small town of Aitape, near the epicenter. One Aitape local reached by the Australian Broadcasting Corp. said there had been no signs of unusual wave activity and no major damage.
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Kamave said there had been no unusual waves off Aitape since the quake, which struck at a depth of 13 kilometers (8 miles). Shallow quakes can potentially cause more damage at the surface
Read more: http://www.vcstar.com/news/2013/apr...-strikes-near-papua-new-guinea/#ixzz2Qgs32ydv
- vcstar.com
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Disaster authorities were struggling to contact residents of the small town of Aitape, near the epicenter. One Aitape local reached by the Australian Broadcasting Corp. said there had been no signs of unusual wave activity and no major damage.
(snipped)
Kamave said there had been no unusual waves off Aitape since the quake, which struck at a depth of 13 kilometers (8 miles). Shallow quakes can potentially cause more damage at the surface
Read more: http://www.vcstar.com/news/2013/apr...-strikes-near-papua-new-guinea/#ixzz2Qgs32ydv
- vcstar.com
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