At least four people were killed and over 300 homes He was destroyed after powerful earthquake shook a remote region of Papua New Guinea, domestic media reported, as disaster relief officials worked to assess the damage further on Tuesday.
The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.0 in a remote region early Monday, causing deep cracks in Earth near the epicenter of Lake Chambery in northern part of Pacific state.
the region It is characterized by swamps and people Trend to live A subsistence life hunting and fishing, Matthew Moyhoe, Acting Assistant director of The Port Moresby Geophysical Observatory told The Associated Press. because of The region may take several days for its dimension to be recognized and its incomplete connections out Term of Damage said.
The Papua New Guinea Post-Courier newspaper, citing local officials, reported four people Died and at least 17 more people injured after the earthquake caused Damage in 23 villages around the epicenter.
Muyhoei said he had heard reports of The four deaths, although his agency has yet to verify this number.
He said the earthquake was big enough to feel it in surroundings, incl in Nation Heights.
And the earthquake occurred just After 4 am, about 62 kilometers (38 miles) below Earth’s surface, according to the USGS.
Papua New Guinea on eastern half of Al Jazeera of New Guinea to the east of Indonesia and north of Australia.
that’s it on Pacific Ring of fire “bow of Seismic faults around the Pacific Ocean where a lot of The world occurrence of earthquake and volcanic activity.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck remote area of Papua New Guinea in September was later found to kill 21 people.
