Strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea; no tsunami risk
August 21st, 2010 - 1:41 am ICT by BNO NewsPORT MORESBY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA (BNO NEWS) — A strong earthquake struck offshore Papua New Guinea’s Bougainville region on early Saturday morning, seismologists said, but there were no reports of damage or casualties.
The 6.4-magnitude earthquake at 3.56 a.m. local time (1756 GMT Friday) was centered about 165 km (105 miles) west southwest of Arawa, a city in Bougainville region. It struck approximately 50.9 kilometers (31.6 miles) deep, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from the earthquake and no tsunami warnings where issued.
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