Papua New Guinea was hit by a potent earthquake in the night time in between Saturday and Sunday. The US Geological Study has issued an earthquake tsunami warning for the location within a 1,000-kilometer radius of the epicenter.
The quake calculated 7.6 on the Richter scale. This was declared by the European Mediterranean Seismological Heart (EMSC). The earthquake transpired at a depth of 61 kilometers, about 67 kilometers from the metropolis of Kainantu.
The USGS subsequently withdrew the tsunami warning because the danger was explained to have passed. There was no tsunami threat in Australia, in accordance to the Bureau of Meteorology.
Citizens of Papua New Guinea stated on Twitter that they felt earthquakes. They also shared photos of products that fell off the grocery store cabinets.
Papua New Guinea is located on the so-known as ring of hearth in the Pacific Ocean, exactly where about 90% of earthquakes globally manifest.
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