Myanmar, Tajikistan, Papua New Guinea hit by earthquakes

Moderate-magnitude earthquakes struck Myanmar, which is already dealing with the extensive damage caused by a recent earthquake, Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan on Sunday. As Myanmar lamented thousands of deaths amid the celebration marking the start of …

Earthquake of magnitude 5.79 strikes Papua New Guinea, GFZ says

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6.0 magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of Papua New Guinea's New Britain Island

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the coast of New Britain Island in Papua New Guinea, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), Azernews reports. The quake's epicenter was located approximately 94 kilometers southeast of …

Animal lovers now have a place to hang out with the “it” animals of the moment. The capybara is a semi-aquatic South ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — Animal lovers now have a place to hang out with the “it” animals of the moment — big furry rodents. In the back of a real estate office building in what is known as America’s oldest city, capybaras are crawling into visitors’ …

Dracula parrot: The goth bird whose piercing screams echo through New Guinea forests

Name: Dracula parrot (Psittrichas fulgidus) Where it lives: New Guinea What it eats: Figs, flowers and nectar Why it's awesome: The Pesquet's parrot is more famously known as the Dracula parrot — and with its mix of jet-black and blood-red feathers …

6.2-magnitude earthquake hits off Papua New Guinea coast: USGS

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Papua New Guinea’s New Island region on Saturday, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake occurred 115 kilometres southeast of Kokopo at a depth of 72 kilometres (44 miles). Kokopo Beach Bungalow …

6.2-magnitude quake hits off Papua New Guinea coast: USGS

SYDNEY: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Saturday off the coast of Papua New Guinea’s New Ireland province, the United States Geological Survey said. The quake struck at a depth of 72 kilometres (44 miles) about 115 kilometres southeast of the town of …

6.2-magnitude quake hits Kokopo, Papua New Guinea, no tsunami warnings

SYDNEY, April 12 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 jolted 114 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea at 0347 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 72.5 km, was initially determined to be at 4.71 …

Magnitude 5.95 earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea's New Britain region, GFZ says

(Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 5.95 struck the New Britain Region in Papua New Guinea on Saturday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), GFZ said. (Reporting by Gnaneshwar Rajan in …