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GLIDE Record
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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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