110414EARTHQUAKE IN SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE
By Aloysius Laukai

A huge earthquake that measured 7.3 was felt throughout Bougainville this afternoon.
The quake according to the USGS site was located 52 km South west of Panguna and 54 km deep in the ocean.
New Dawn FM quickly called and found out the tremor was felt strongly near Panguna and in Buin, South Bougainville.
According to JOSEPH MAINEKE from Buin, two school water tanks belonging to the TURIBOIRU Primary school were thrown of their stands and fell to the ground.
No death has been reported so far.

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