NOTE: Tsunami alert for Pacific region,including Australia and New Zealand
7.4 quake hits near Papua New Guinea, tsunami warning issued
5
May, 2015
A strong 7.4-magnitude earthquake has struck the southern coast of Papua New Guinea, US Geological Survey reports. The quake set off a tsunami warning for areas within a 300 kilometer radius of the epicenter, which includes Indonesia and Australian coast.
A
large temblor registered 133 kilometers (83 miles) south-west of
Kokopo, according to USGS. The revised data showed the epicenter to
be 63 kilometers under the coast of New Britain island.
The
quake was followed by a 5.9-magnitude aftershock just 10 minutes
later.
The
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued a preliminary warning
message immediately after the first tremor, saying that “hazardous
tsunami waves are possible for coasts located within 300km of the
earthquake epicenter.”
The
warning estimated that a tsunami wave could reach the Australian city
of Cairns at 5:10 UTC and Brisbane at 6:07 UTC
DETAILS
TO FOLLOW
USGS Big Quakes
Prelim M7.4 earthquake NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. May-5 01:44 UTC, updates http://on.doi.gov/1cfyv02
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