Earthquake Today: 6.9 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Papua New Guinea


(MENAFN- Live Mint) "Earthquake Today March 23: An earthquake of 6.9 magnitude struck a remote part of northern Papua New Guinea in the early hours of Sunday (local time), the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported depth of the earthquake was measured at 35 km and the epicentre was 32 km east-north-east of the small settlement of Ambunti casualties have been reported so far. Further details are awaited are common in Papua New Guinea, which sits on top of the seismic \"Ring of Fire\" – an arc of intense tectonic activity that stretches through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin.A strong earthquake of 7.0 magnitude killed at least seven people in April last year.

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