Posted on 05/14/2019 8:16:09 AM PDT by BenLurkin
A tsunami alert was issued for Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands but was later cancelled.
The epicenter of the quake was about 28 miles northeast of Kokopo, in New Britain province. The city is on a smaller island northeast of the main island and about 495 miles from the the capital of Port Moresby.
Papua New Guinea sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," named for its active volcanoes and earthquakes. About 90 percent of Earth's quakes happen along this 25,000-mile horseshoe that loops from South America to Europe and back down to the coast off Australia
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“And Lord, bless the starving pygmies in New Guinea.”
“About 90 percent of Earth’s quakes happen along this 25,000-mile horseshoe that loops from South America to Europe and back down to the coast off Australia.”
Knowledge. Get some.
Yes, that stuck out to me as well...
Parker dug too deep?
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