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Strong earthquake of 6.7 magnitude hits Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby:  A strong earthquake measuring 6.7 magnitude on the Richter Scale struck Papua New Guinea’s eastern region on Saturday. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake had a depth of 53 kilometres.  The epicentre of the earthquake was  56.6 kilometres southeast of the town of Madang.

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Papua New Guinea is located on the Pacific’s Ring of Fire. The  Pacific’s Ring of Fire is  one of the most seismic  active areas in the world. More than 90% of earthquakes that occur in the globe strikes here.  It experiences more than 100 earthquakes of magnitude 5 or greater each year. The country has 77 volcanos and 20 of which are active and have the potential to erupt.

 

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