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An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 shook the waters of Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea is located on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire. | Fountain: USGS

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A earthquake magnitude 6.3 rocked the waters east of the island on Tuesday Papua New Guineawithout the authorities first reporting possible damage or casualties, or issuing a tsunami alert.

The event was recorded at 11:49 am (00:49 GMT) and occurred at a depth of 221 km, according to preliminary data released by the USGS.USGS), which measures seismic activity around the world.

The agency indicated that the epicenter of the shock was 119 km from the city of Madang on the northern coast of Papua New Guinea and about 144 km from Lae, the country’s second most populous city.

In 1998, a magnitude 7 earthquake hit the Bismarck Sea, causing a tsunami that destroyed dozens of villages and killed more than 2,200 people.

Papua New Guinea It is located on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, in a zone of high seismic and volcanic activity, which is shaken by about 7,000 shocks every year, most of which are moderate.

(As reported by EFE)


Source: RPP

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