6.5-earthquake strikes off Papua New Guinea

The very shallow quake was only two kms deep and 93 km southwest of Porgera in the Enga province

April 07, 2018 11:47 am | Updated April 08, 2018 04:37 pm IST - SYDNEY

A powerful 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea on Saturday, the European earthquake monitoring service reported.

The very shallow quake was only two kms deep and 93 km southwest of Porgera in the Enga province, said the EMSC.

Quakes are common in Papua New Guinea, which sits on the Pacific's “Ring of Fire”, a hotspot for seismic activity due to friction between tectonic plates.

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