The “major earthquake” struck 88 kilometers southwest of Wewak, according to the USGS, a town of 25,000 people and the capital of East Sepik province in Papua New Guinea.
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the northern part of Papua New Guinea on Sunday morning (local time), the US Geological Survey (USGS) announced today.
The earthquake occurred at 06:22 local time on Sunday (22:22 Greek time on Saturday) at a depth of nearly 35 kilometers, according to the USGS.
No tsunami warning was issued.
The “major earthquake” struck 88 kilometers southwest of Wewak, according to the USGS, a town of 25,000 people and the capital of East Sepik province in Papua New Guinea.
No property damage or injuries have been reported at this time.
Earthquakes are common in Papua New Guinea, which sits at the top of the seismic “Ring of Fire,” an arc of major tectonic activity that stretches across southeast Asia and into the Pacific Ocean basin.
Although they rarely cause significant damage to the sparsely populated jungle plateaus, earthquakes can trigger devastating landslides.
At least seven people were killed in April last year when a 7-magnitude earthquake struck a jungle region in the country’s interior.
The majority of the island nation’s nine million people live outside major cities, where difficult terrain and a lack of paved roads can greatly hamper search and rescue efforts.
Source :Skai
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