kˈɛɹi wʌz ɪnðə fˈiːld wɛn ɐ mˈæɡnɪtˌuːd sˈɪks.θɹˈiː ˈɜːθkweɪk wɪð ɐn ˈɛpɪsˌɛntɚ nˌɪɹ ˈeɪɾeɪp əkˈɜːd wˌɪtʃ dˈɛvᵻstˌeɪɾᵻd ðɪ ˈɪnlənd vˈɪlɪdʒᵻz ænd ðə tɹˈæks ˌoʊvɚ ðə kˈoʊstəl mˈaʊntɪnz.
Carey was in the field when a magnitude 6.3 earthquake with an epicentre near Aitape occurred which devastated the inland villages and the tracks over the coastal mountains.