A magnitude 8.0 earthquake has struck off the east coast of Papua New Guinea.
The PTWC reports:
HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE NEXT THREE HOURS ALONG SOME COASTS OF
PAPUA NEW GUINEA... SOLOMON ISLANDS... POHNPEI... CHUUK...
INDONESIA... NAURU... KOSRAE AND VANUATU
Timing of the Tsunami waves:
The quake struck 60 km to the east of Taron, New Ireland, at 8.51 pm local time (1051 GMT) and was originally recorded at 8.0-magititude and then slightly revised down to 7.9. It struck at a depth of some 75 km, the USGS said.
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