Department of Mineral Policy and Geo-hazards Management

The Port Moresby Geophysical Observatory confirmed that the earthquake hit the eastern coast of Namatanai in NIP.

Assistant director for the geo-hazards division of Department of Mineral Policy and Geo-hazards Management, Chris McKee, confirmed that the earthquake occurred at about a 500km depth so that is no prospect of a tsunami.

McKee said the earthquake was very deep so it’s unlikely to have caused any damage and they haven’t had any reports of damages.

These staff are to work in areas of engineering geology, environmental geosciences, volcanology and seismology.

This saw a memorandum of understanding signed today between the University of Papua New Guinea and the Department of Mineral Policy and Geo-hazards Management through the Centre  for Disaster Reduction at UPNG.

This MOU will see a collaborative partnership to educate, train, develop and produce skilled personnel who will be able to understand the geo-hazards of PNG and the Pacific Islands.