Beijing time:2022-09-11 11:46
[NTDTV, Beijing time, September 11, 2022]On Sunday morning local time,IndonesiaA 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck the Mentawai Islands off the west coast of Sumatra, prompting evacuations.Then less than an hour apart, the same island country in the southwest of the Pacific OceanPapua New GuineaA 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck Asia, with reported injuries and property damage.
After a 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit the Mentawai Islands off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, a 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck the same area, with two focal depths of 20 kilometers and 10 kilometers, respectively. There is no tsunami danger.
One person was hit in the head with wood and a school and health center suffered minor damage, disaster relief agencies said. After the earthquake, regarding 200 people were evacuated to higher ground.
Less than an hour following two earthquakes in Indonesia,Papua New GuineaA 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Asia with a depth of 80 kilometers and was felt in the capital, Port Moresby, 500 kilometers away from the epicenter.
U.S.Tsunami WarningThe system issued a tsunami warning following the earthquake, which has now been lifted.
Residents shared images and videos of cracked roads, damaged buildings and cars on social media. But because the earthquake was located in a remote and sparsely populated area, the exact loss of people and property is unclear.
IndonesiaBoth Papua New Guinea and Papua New Guinea lie on the “seismic fault ring” in the Pacific Ocean, where most of the world’s earthquakes and volcanic activity occur.
Comprehensive report by NTDTV reporters Xu Zhe and Lin Yi
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