- Title
- The Aitape PNG Earthquake/Tsunami - 1998
- Abstract
- Just before 7 pm on Friday 17 July 1998, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake rocked the north coast region of Papua New Guinea (PNG). The Aitape tsunami took over 2000 lives, caused extensive damage to houses and public infrastructure, and altered the environment around the village.
- Publication Date
- June 22, 2004, 2:09 p.m.
- Category
- Geoscientific Information
- information pertaining to earth sciences. Examples: geophysical features and processes, geology, minerals, sciences dealing with the composition, structure and origin of the earth s rocks, risks of earthquakes, volcanic activity, landslides, gravity information, soils, permafrost, hydrogeology, erosion
- Regions
- Papua New Guinea
- Responsible
- andy
- Language
- English
- Supplemental Information
- tsunami
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