Strong earthquake shakes Papua New Guinea, no damage
August 20th, 2012 - 6:21 pm ICT by BNO News
ANGORAM, PAPUA NEW GUINEA (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck on land near the north coast of New Guinea in Papua New Guinea on early Monday morning, seismologists said, but there ... Read more...
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Strongest earthquake in years hits northwest of Norway, no damage
May 25th, 2012 - 11:39 pm ICT by BNO News
OSLO, NORWAY (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck the Norwegian Sea northwest of Norway on late Thursday evening, making it one of the strongest tremors to hit the region in recent ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake strikes central Australia, no damage
March 24th, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by BNO News
ERNABELLA, Australia (BNO NEWS) -- The central region of Australia was struck by the country's largest earthquake in nearly 15 years on Friday evening, seismologists said, but there were no reports of ... Read more...
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6.6 quake hits Papua New Guinea (Second Lead)
June 16th, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 16 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale jolted Papua New Guinea Thursday, the US Geological Survey said.The quake struck 175 km east of Kandrian on ... Read more...
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Magnitude 6.6 quake hits New Britain region, Papua New Guinea (Lead)
June 16th, 2011 - 8:39 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 16 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale jolted New Britain region, Papua New Guinea at 0003 GMT Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, but no ... Read more...
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Asia-Pacific countries may face devastating disasters in future
December 26th, 2008 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Dec 26 (ANI): Scientific research has shown that countries in the Asia-Pacific region face an era of mega-disasters affecting hundreds of thousands of people as urbanization, climate change and food ... Read more...
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Seismic array may lead to improved tsunami detection for the Asia-Pacific region
July 23rd, 2008 - 4:18 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, July 23 (ANI): A new seismic array that has been proposed for north-west Australia and improved computer modeling can help in faster and more accurate tsunami predictions in the Asia-Pacific ... Read more...
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New archaeological evidence discounts theory on mega-tsunamis hitting Australia in past
March 3rd, 2008 - 2:20 pm ICT by admin
Canberra, March 3 (ANI): New research has suggested that earlier theories about mega-tsunamis hitting the Australian coast in the past do not hold any truth to them.Earlier, boulders atop high cliffs on ... Read more...
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Danger of big earthquake looms large in Australia
December 26th, 2007 - 3:06 pm ICT by admin
Canberra, Dec 26 (ANI): Australia might have to gear up for a large earthquake measuring at least six on the Richter scale, which has been overdue.According to seismologist Clive Collins of Geoscience ... Read more...
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