PNG 6.7-magnitude quake triggers local tsunami warning:

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54 mins ago
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AFP) – An undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 struck off the remote New Ireland area of Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, triggering a local tsunami warning, US scientists said.

The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 12:19 am (1419 GMT Tuesday), was located 95 kilometres (60 miles) south-southeast of the town of Taron, New Ireland, the US Geological Survey said. It took place at a depth of 35 kilometres.

A "destructive Pacific-wide tsunami" was not expected but "earthquakes of this size sometimes generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along coasts located within a hundred kilometres of the earthquake epicentre", the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said in a bulletin.

Authorities in the region of the epicentre should take appropriate action, it added.

Papua New Guinea sits on the so-called Pacific "Ring of Fire", where continental plates meet. The region is frequently rocked by earthquakes.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090623/wl_asia_afp/pngquake

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Strong quake hits off northern Japan,

Tue Jun 23, 5:16 am ET
TOKYO (AFP) – A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan on Tuesday, the meteorological agency said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties and no tsunami alert was issued. seismograph

The quake hit at 4:37 pm (0737 GMT) at a depth of 40 kilometres (25 miles) in the Pacific Ocean off northern Miyagi prefecture, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said.

Around 20 percent of the world's most powerful earthquakes strike Japan.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090623/wl_asia_afp/japanquake_20090623091641

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I used to live in Papua New Guinea :original:

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Adios L.A. – "Ring of Fire" 9.0 Megaquakes Predicted

http://standeyo.com/NEWS/09_Earth_Changes/090623.LA.megaquake.html