Inyikima enkulu engu-6.3 ibethe amanxweme asempuma-mpuma wePapua New Guinea ngoMgqibelo.
Inyikima iqale kubunzulu beekhilomitha ezingama-68 (iikhilomitha ezingama-40), malunga neekhilomitha ezili-180 kumazantsi-ntshona eRabaul kwisiqithi saseNew Britain.
Le nyikima ayibanga sisongelo ngetsunami kulo mmandla, kwaye kwakungekho ngxelo zangoku zomonakalo okanye zokonzakala.
Esi ayisosinyikima sokuqala ukubetha ilizwe lesiqithi kwiinyanga ezidlulileyo. Nge-26 kaFebruwari, inyikima enkulu yabulala abantu abayi-7.5 yashiya izakhiwo ezininzi zitshatyalalisiwe.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- Inyikima iqale kubunzulu beekhilomitha ezingama-68 (iikhilomitha ezingama-40), malunga neekhilomitha ezili-180 kumazantsi-ntshona eRabaul kwisiqithi saseNew Britain.
- Le nyikima ayibanga sisongelo ngetsunami kulo mmandla, kwaye kwakungekho ngxelo zangoku zomonakalo okanye zokonzakala.
- Le asiyonyikima yokuqala ukubetha isizwe esisiqithi kwezi nyanga zidlulileyo.
