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Event: EQ Earthquake
Number: 2006-000150
Country: PNG Papua New Guinea
Location: East New Brittain, PNG
Date (YMD): 2006-10-17
Time: 01:25 UTC
Duration:
Magnitude: 6.9
Information Source:GDACS, NEIC
Comments: GDACS: On 10/17/2006 1:25:15 AM UTC an earthquake of magnitude 6.9 has struck the moderately populated region of Papua New Guinea (NEIC). PTWC does not expect an ocean wide tsunami, but a local one is possible. Based on magnitude, population and vulnerability, this earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact.
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