2017 Papua New Guinea earthquake explained
| Timestamp: | 2017-01-22 04:30:22 |
| Isc-Event: | 611831635 |
| Anss-Url: | us10007uph |
| Local-Date: | 22 January 2017 |
| Local-Time: | 15:30:22 BST |
| Magnitude: | 7.9 |
| Depth: | 135km (84miles) |
| Location: | -6.246°N 155.172°W |
| Intensity: | [1] |
| Casualties: | 5 dead, 17 injured |
| 2017 Papua New Guinea earthquake |
| Countries Affected: | Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands |
The 2017 Papua New Guinea earthquake was an 7.9 earthquake that struck at 04:30 UTC on 22 January 2017.[2] [3]
Impact
Damage
Damage occurred in Arawa and parts of central Bougainville, while a power outage occurred in Buka.[4]
Casualties
Two children were killed and another was injured from a landslide, and a 7-year-old girl died after she was hit by falling rocks.[5] Another landslide killed two teenagers as well.[6] Fifteen children were injured by falling trees and rocks, while two men were slightly injured by a landslide in Panguna.[7]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: M 7.9 – 35 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea . United States Geological Survey . 13 May 2021.
- Web site: Magnitude 7.9 quake strikes off Papua New Guinea. Joe Sutton . Susannah Cullinane. 22 January 2017 . CNN. 22 January 2017.
- News: Powerful quake strikes off Papua New Guinea, initial tsunami alert wound back. 22 January 2017. Reuters. 22 January 2017.
- Web site: Rod Mcguirk. Strong quake hits Solomons; some damage but no tsunami. Associated Press. The Daily Republican. 22 January 2017. 22 January 2017.
- Web site: Quake Hits Bougainville. bougainville.typepad.com.
- Web site: Masiu urges ABG to assess damage. 31 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170204125242/https://www.thenational.com.pg/masiu-urges-abg-assess-earhquake-damage/. 4 February 2017. dead.
- Web site: Two escape landslide after 7.9 Bougainville quake. Radio New Zealand. 23 January 2017.
