(MENAFN) On Sunday morning, northeastern Papua New Guinea was shaken by an earthquake of magnitude 7.6, a day after several tremors were felt there. At 6:46 am local time, the earthquake shook the town of Kainantu in eastern New Guinea (5:16am IST). According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake's epicenter was 67 kilometers (42 miles) east of Kainantu, a sparsely populated area, at a depth of 61.4 kilometers.
The earthquake occurred at 6.224°S latitude and 146.471°E longitude. The tsunami threat for the region has since been lifted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. As of right now, there have been no reports of injuries or damage.
In the Pacific Ocean basin's "Ring of Fire," which is prone to frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, is where Papua New Guinea is located.
The New Guinea region has experienced 22 earthquakes with a magnitude of 7.5 or higher since 1900. The 8.2 magnitude shallow thrust fault earthquake in the Indonesian province of northern Papua that killed 166 people in 1996 was the strongest one in the area.
The easternmost province of Indonesia experienced a string of powerful inland earthquakes on Saturday. At least four land-based earthquakes between 6.2 and 5.5 on the Richter scale were recorded by the Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency. These earthquakes were centered up to 16 km (37 km) northwest of the Central Mamberamo district in West Papua province.
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