A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit 54 km south of Long Island Volcano in Papua New Guinea, on Thursday 22nd November at 6:48 pm local time. Minor damage was reported in the city of Lae, south of the epicentre. In 1660, Long Island volcano produced one of the largest explosive eruptions in New Guinea. The last eruption of the volcano was in 1993.
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- John Seach
- John Seach is a scientist and the world's leading volcano adventurer. Over the past 24 years John has traveled to the world's most exciting volcanoes, and witnessed eruptions during trips to more than 200 volcanoes. John's work has been featured on award winning television programmes. John is the founder of "Volcano Live", the world's first volcano news and volcano travel website.