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Shallow 6 9 quake hits Papua New Guinea triggering tsunami alert

Shallow 6.9 quake hits Papua New Guinea triggering tsunami alert Shallow 6.9 quake hits Papua New Guinea triggering tsunami alert A Powerful 6.9-magnitude Earthquake Struck The New Britain Island Of Papua New Guinea On Friday, US Seismologists Said, Triggering A Tsunami Alert For The Country. PTI | Updated on: 30 Mar 2018, 08:15:11 AM Sydney: A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck the New Britain island of Papua New Guinea on Friday, US seismologists said, triggering a tsunami alert for the country. The quake struck at 5:25 pm local time (2125 GMT) and was initially recorded at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers, about 162 kilometers from the New Britain town of Rabaul, the US Geological Survey said.

Zoologist, English teacher, gardener: the varied life of a globe-trotting Briton, and his best move ever – to an island in Hong Kong

Zoologist, English teacher, gardener: the varied life of a globe-trotting Briton, and his best move ever – to an island in Hong Kong
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Quake info: Moderate mag 5 5 earthquake - Solomon Sea, 79 km southeast of New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea, on 21 May 3:15 am (GMT +10)

Quake info: Moderate mag 5 2 earthquake - Solomon Sea, 101 km east of New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea, on 16 May 5:28 pm (GMT +10)

Nearby towns and cities: Kokopo (East New Britain) (pop: 26,300) > See nearby quakes! 165 km (103 mi) SSW of Rabaul (East New Britain) (pop: 8,070) > See nearby quakes! 170 km (105 mi) E of Kimbe (Talasea District, West New Britain) (pop: 18,800) > See nearby quakes! 244 km (152 mi) ENE of Kandrian (West New Britain) (pop: 1,010) > See nearby quakes! 350 km (218 mi) SSE of 429 km (267 mi) W of 437 km (271 mi) W of 518 km (322 mi) NE of Popondetta (Sohe, Northern Province) (pop: 28,200) > See nearby quakes! 567 km (352 mi) NE of Kokoda (Sohe, Northern Province) (pop: 6,200) > See nearby quakes! 659 km (409 mi) NE of Port Moresby (National Capital) (pop: 283,700) > See nearby quakes!

Genetic Evidence Suggests a Denisovan Presence in the Pacific Islands

A wide range of interesting revelations emerged from this research project, which sought to untangle the complex genetic, evolutionary, and cultural relationships between these groups. The most notable finding was that some highland residents of Papua New Guinea were carrying strands of Denisovan DNA in their genomes that their ancestors had picked up approximately 25,000 years ago. This was long after their ancestors had migrated to Near Oceania from the East Asian mainland. This discovery was eye-opening and could have profound implications. Adding weight to its authenticity is another study, published in 2019 , that found essentially the same thing. A Tamuniaï village house on stilts off the coast of New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea. (

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