6.8 earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea April 16, 2013 – USGS
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea merely 12 hours after a 7.8 quake hit Iran, and there were 26 earthquakes that occurred globally in between the two quakes.
Don’t forget that on April 6, 2012, merely 10 days earlier, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the center of Papua, Indonesia, which is the mountainous portion of the island, west of Papua New Guinea.
No Tsunami Warning
No destructive widespread tsunami threat occurred, however, earthquakes this size sometime generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along the coasts located within a hundred kilometers (50 miles) of the earthquake epicenter. The region has been alerted to be aware of this tsunami possibility, and to take appropriate action.
7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Papua Region, Indonesia on April 6, 2013 – USGS
6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Papua, New Guinea on April 16, 2013 – USGS
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