Paupa New Guinea hit with another Mag6.0 quake

in #earthquakes7 years ago

44 minutes ago Magnitude: 6.0
DateTime: 2018-03-04 08:33:22
Region: 83km SW of Porgera, Papua New Guinea
Depth: 16.02km

Mount Bosavi is a mountain in the Southern Highlands province, Papua New Guinea. It is the collapsed cone of an extinct volcano on the Great Papuan Plateau, part of the Kikori River basin. The crater is approximately 4 km wide and 1 km deep; it is home to a number of endemic species.
https://opentripmap.com/en/card/Q1297541#15/-6.6142/142.8267

Climate of Mount Bosavi

a BBC wildlife documentary, discovered more than 40 previously undescribed species, including 16 frogs, at least 3 fish, several insects and spiders, a bat, and a giant rat, measuring 82 cm in length and weighing approximately 1.5 kg.


Sort:  

I’ve been there, for a business trip once. Beautiful Pacific islands. I do hope everyone is ok and this didn’t hit any urban areas. Any other warnings?

Very nice picture and good looking and great

Really great article, well done, my dear friend

Please upvote and follow me @munardi