Papua New Guinea Hit By Magnitude 7 Quake
cialis pills for sale />PORT MORESBY — The US Geological Survey (USGS) and the Papua New Guinea Earthquake Office reported that a major 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit a sparsely populated area of the island of New Britain, a remote mountainous region of the Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea at 8:01 am (2201 GMT buy Cabgolin online Wednesday) at a depth of 54 kilometers causing panic but no initial damage or injuries.
According to seismologists, the epicenter of the latest quake was 145 kilometers east of Kandrian, on New Britain, and 570 kilometers east of Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea, sits on the so-called “Pacific cialis Ring of Fire”, a hotspot for seismic activity due to friction between tectonic plates.
This Pacific nation which is rich in mineral deposits happens to be mired in poverty at the moment.
Seismologist Lawrence Anton of the PNG Earthquake Office, when questioned by reporters said “We are not aware of any damage at this point, but it was pretty strongly felt in the town of Kimbe and on other parts of the island, people are really shaken up”.
“But while the quake rattled the 20,000-strong town of Kimbe, which lies about 80 kilometers from the epicenter, as well as villages in the region, few people live in the area around the epicenter”, Anton said.
On a brighter note, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, based in Hawaii, reported that there was no threat of a widespread destructive tsunami as a result of the quake, which fortunately was not on the seabed.