Small tsunami hits PNG after powerful quake
"PORT MORESBY, Sept 9 (Reuters) - A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck northern Papua New Guinea on Monday, knocking coastal homes off their stilts, generating a small tsunami and killing three people, according to initial reports.
The quake hit near an area of the poor South Pacific nation where one of a similar size triggered tsunamis that killed more than 2,000 people in 1998. This time, a one to two metre (3.3-6.7 ft) wave swept ashore but caused no damage, officials said ...
The quake was close to the coastal town of Aitape where more than 2,000 people were killed in July 1998 when 15-metre (50 ft) waves swept 500 metres (550 yards) inshore.
The Aitape quake measured 7.1, too small to have caused the tsunamis. Some experts say the quake may have triggered a submarine landslide that sent the huge waves roaring inland."