FED:7.3 magnitude earthquake rocks PNG

AAP General News (Australia)
12-14-2011
FED:7.3 magnitude earthquake rocks PNG

CANBERRA, Dec 14 AAP - A 7.3 magnitude earthquake has hit Papua New Guinea.

A spokesman from Geoscience Australia confirmed the earthquake had occurred on land
north of Port Moresby.

Geoscience Australia's website said the quake could be felt by people 1,523 kilometres away.

It says damage may have occurred within a 122-kilometre radius.

An AAP corespondent reported that the windows of the parliament building shook for
about 1.5 minutes, however there appears to be no damage.

The quake happened at 4.04pm (AEDT).

The earthquake comes on a day of political upheaval.

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