PNG Not Greatly Affected by Japanese Quake

We mourn with those affected by the disastrous earthquake/tsunami in Japan. Who would have believed that a quake would be strong enough to move a large island and cause such widespread destruction?

We've heard reports that modern technology saved many lives in places far enough away from the quake. Mobile (cell) phone companies sent emergency messages in the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea to alert their subscribers in low-lying areas to get to high ground. There was some minor flooding in Melanesia, but nothing in comparison with Japan.