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#Papua New Guinea

Distant 6.2 earthquake near Papua New Guinea; no tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center confirms there is no tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi Island or the State of Hawaiʻi.

LCPCS Students Participate in World Tsunami Awareness Day

Laupāhoehoe Community Public Charter School participated in the High School Students Islands Summit on World Tsunami Awareness Day 2017 in Okinawa.

6.8 M Earthquake Shakes Papua New Guinea

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake occurred 78 miles south-southwest of the New Britain region of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea early Thursday morning. No tsunami was generated.
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