Earthquake of magnitude 7.1 strikes off Papua New Guinea And 5.4 Earthquake hits In Andaman and Nicobar Islands India
Earthquake of magnitude 7.1 strikes off Papua New Guinea.US Geological Survey reports seismic activity near coastline of Rabaul, a town on East New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea
5.4 Earthquake hits Andaman and Nicobar Islands, no reports of damage
An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck off Papua New Guinea on Friday, 80 miles south-south-west of Rabaul, at a depth of 38 miles, the United States Geological Survey reported.
The quake hit at 08.06am GMT, 428 miles northeast of the Pacific
nation's capital Port Moresby. There were no immediate reports of
damages or casualties.
"It's a very
uninhabited region off the island of New Britain," co-director of the
Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre Daniel Jaksa told AFP.
"The earthquake was a measure of 7.1, so that's about 30 times smaller
than the [recent] earthquake in Nepal. It should be like the one
yesterday - no real impact."
A hazardous tsunami warning was initally issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre, but soon lifted.
Rabaul, a town on East New Britain Island, lies in the shadow of Mount Tavurvur, an active volcano.
Rabaul was destroyed in 1994 during a severe eruption.
The area was struck by a 6.9 quake on Thursday.
Earthquake hits Andaman and Nicobar Islands, no reports of damage
NEW DELHI: An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 on Friday struck Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The epicentre of the earthquake is reported to be 135km south-west of Port Blair.
"Earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale has hit Andaman region at 2.29pm," an IMD official said.
The depth of the earthquake was measured as 10km, the IMD said in a statement.
There were no immediate reports of damages or casualties.
Earlier in the day, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit off Papua New Guinea, 110 kilometres south-southwest of the town of Kokopo, the US Geological Survey said, just a day after a 6.7 magnitude tremor in the region.
The Andaman earthquake comes within a week of the high intensity quake that hit Nepal and adjoining areas including parts of India last Saturday.
The epicentre of the earthquake is reported to be 135km south-west of Port Blair.
"Earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale has hit Andaman region at 2.29pm," an IMD official said.
The depth of the earthquake was measured as 10km, the IMD said in a statement.
There were no immediate reports of damages or casualties.
Earlier in the day, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit off Papua New Guinea, 110 kilometres south-southwest of the town of Kokopo, the US Geological Survey said, just a day after a 6.7 magnitude tremor in the region.
The Andaman earthquake comes within a week of the high intensity quake that hit Nepal and adjoining areas including parts of India last Saturday.
It has nothing got to do with #NepalEarthquake, it occurred in active seismic zone: JL Gautam (Dir, Seismology Dept) pic.twitter.com/DfI5GBQqBw— ANI (@ANI_news) May 1, 2015
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