Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Papua New Guinea (PNG; Tok Pisin: Papua Niugini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands (the western portion of the island is a part of the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua).
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A magnitude 6.
0 earthquake shook Papua New Guinea on Wednesday morning, the US Geological survey reported. The quake struck 29 miles west of Kimbe town on the island of New Britain.The impact on the surrounding area was not clear, although were no immediate reports of injuries and no tsunami warning was issued.The quake hit the remote region just before 11:00 a.m. local time, striking at a depth of 95 miles, 318 miles northeast of the capital Port Moresby, which is on the main island.Papua New Guinea is regularly hit by earthquakes due to its proximity to the so-called "Pacific Ring of Fire," a hotspot for seismic activity due to friction between tectonic plates.In 1998, a fatal 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the north coast of Papua New Guinea leaving 2,183 dead.NewsCore contributed to this report....A powerful earthquake struck waters off Papua New Guinea early Thursday. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage and no threat of a widespread, destruc...
Rescue crews have saved 28 people from the water off Papua New Guinea's northeast coast after a ferry sank Thursday with as many as 350 people on board, officials sa...
Police have increased security around Papua New Guinea's acting prime minister for fear of a traditional revenge attack after his 21-year-old son was accused of murd...
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea -- Australian media are reporting that a plane carrying 32 people has crashed in the wilds of Papua New Guinea and there are fatalitie...
A strong earthquake struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea on Monday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.The magnitude-6.5 quake struck 76 m...
A boat load of 32 asylum seekers found in Australian waters will become the first to be sent to Malaysia, Papua New Guinea or another Asia-Pacific country under the ...
A strong earthquake struck early Thursday off an island in the Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea. No tsunami warning was issued, but the shaking was felt hundreds o...
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A magnitude 7 earthquake shook Papua New Guinea on Thursday, U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or...
SYDNEY (AP) — A British environmentalist has become the first woman to row alone across the Pacific Ocean, receiving a rock star welcome in Papua New Guinea after fi...
SYDNEY (AP) — Two strong earthquakes struck off the South Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea late Sunday, a U.S. monitor said. There were no immediate reports...
Officials issue local tsunami alert after strong earthquake strikes off Papua New Guinea
CORRECTS: Pacific Tsunami Warning Center: No tsunami alert after quake off Papua New Guinea. (Corrects APNewsAlert that said a tsunami alert had been issued.)
Police in Papua New Guinea blockaded Parliament on Friday, a day after Prime Minister Peter O'Neill's government leveled sedition charges against the country's chief...
Rogue police officers in Papua New Guinea blockaded Parliament for several hours on Friday, a day after Prime Minister Peter O'Neill's government leveled sedition ch...
A strong earthquake has struck the South Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea. There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries and no tsunami alert has bee...
A strong earthquake has struck the South Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea. There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries and no tsunami alert has bee...
An earthquake measuring 7.1 magnitude hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday afternoon, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.The tremor struck at a depth of 75...
Police on Thursday were preparing to charge the son of Papua New Guinea's acting prime minister with murder after the body of a 29-year-old waitress was found at the...
The U.S. Geological Survey says a powerful earthquake has shaken Papua New Guinea.The agency says the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 and struck Thursday ab...
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