papua new guinea

A day after serious tremors, an earthquake of 7.6 magnitude on the Richter scale shook northeastern Papua New Guinea on September 11. The quake hit Kainantu town at around 6:46 am, and the epicentre was at a depth of 61.4 km. However, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has said that there’s no warning of tsunami in the area. Also, no casualties have been reported so far.