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TSUNAMI Just before 7 pm on Friday 17th of July 1998, a magnitude 7.0 Earthquake rocked the north coast region offshore from Aitape. The earthquake resulted in a large undersea earth slippage, which then in turn resulted in a tsunami. The area worst hit was Sissano village about 8km west of Aitape. The village was situated on a narrow spit between the coast and a large lagoon. It is estimated that waves with an average height of 10.5 metres passed over the spit into the lagoon. REFERENCES Geoscience Australia: The Aitape PNG Earthquake/Tsunami |
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