Ua hōʻike ʻia e ka US Geological Survey he ʻōlaʻi nui 6.9-nui i pā mai ke kahakai o ka mokupuni ʻo Papua New Guinea o New Britain. ʻO kēia ka wahi like i loaʻa i ke ōlaʻi nui o ka pule i hala.
Ua hoʻopilikia ʻia ʻo Papua New Guinea Highlands e kahi ʻōlaʻi 7.5-magnitude i ka mahina i hala aku nei a he 125 mau kānaka i make. Ua manaʻo ʻia aia he 270,000 poʻe e makemake nui nei i ke kōkua a me ke kōkua.
Aia ke kikowaena o ke ōlaʻi ma 156 mau kilomita ma ka hema-hema komohana o Kokopo ma ka moku ʻo East New Britain.
Ua hōʻike ʻia ka US Geological Survey e hiki i nā nalu kai eʻe a hiki i hoʻokahi mika no nā wahi kahakai o Papua New Guinea a hiki i 30 kenimika no nā wahi kahakai o ka mokupuni ʻo Solomona.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- Ua hōʻike ʻia ka US Geological Survey e hiki i nā nalu kai eʻe a hiki i hoʻokahi mika no nā wahi kahakai o Papua New Guinea a hiki i 30 kenimika no nā wahi kahakai o ka mokupuni ʻo Solomona.
- Ua manaʻo ʻia aia he 270,000 poʻe e makemake nui nei i ke kōkua a me ke kōkua.
- Aia ke kikowaena o ke ōlaʻi ma 156 mau kilomita ma ka hema-hema komohana o Kokopo ma ka moku ʻo East New Britain.
