By Bill Boyce
What are believed to be the first strong motion analyses of a Papua New Guinea earthquake were presented at the 42nd ANZAAS Congress in Port Moresby in August 1970 and published in the Bulletin of NZNSEE (Ref 1). Subsequently, a few PNG strong-motion records have appeared in PMGO reports for New Britain earthquakes (Ref 2, 3) and a USGS Open-File report on Bougainville earthquakes (Ref 4)…