Magnitude 7.6 Earthquake Shakes Papua New Guinea, Dead
11 Sept. Archyde.com A 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook eastern Papua New Guinea around 9:45 a.m. local time. The quake’s depth was 80 km, but the tremor was felt as far as the capital city Port Moresby, regarding 500 km away.
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This handout photo taken and received on September 11, 2022 courtesy of WanNaiks Gallery shows fallen equipment in a computer room at Wawin National High School near the city of Lae following a 7.6-magnitude earthquake off Papua New Guinea’s coast. (Photo by Handout / WanNaiks Gallery / AFP)
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Local media reported that At least one person was killed and several people were injured. collapsed houses and the residents panicked widely which shares photos and videos of the decaying road damaged buildings and cars and things fall off supermarket shelves.
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Debris lies strewn across a highway following a landslide near the town of Kainantu, following a 7.6-magnitude earthquake in northeastern Papua New Guinea, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. (Renagi Ravu via AP)
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A large crack is seen in a highway near the town of Kainantu, following a 7.6-magnitude earthquake in northeastern Papua New Guinea, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. The quake hit at 9:46 a.m. local time, with the epicenter 67 kilometers (42 miles) east of Kainantu, a sparsely populated area. (Renagi Ravu via AP)
US Tsunami Warning System Issues Tsunami Warning After Earthquake but later stated The threat has passed. The Australian Meteorological Department said there were no immediate reports of a tsunami threat arriving in Australia.
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