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The earthquake was felt in Papua New Guinea on Saturday morning. The intensity of this earthquake on the Richter scale was estimated at 6.9. The tsunami was released after the earthquake, which was later withdrawn. U.S. According to the Geological Survey, the tsunami warning has been canceled after a powerful earthquake of 6.9 magnitude. The epicenter of the earthquake was not below the Earth’s surface. There is no danger of tsunami because of this.
The earthquake occurred on the Pacific island on Saturday morning at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 mi) from the surface of the earth. Its center was in the middle sea in 194 km (120 mi) east from Kimbe city on New Britain Island. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami alert immediately after the earthquake, but later withdrawn it. The alert warned of waves of 1 to 3 meters in parts of Papua New Guinea. The warnings issued about a 0.3 meter small waves for the nearby Solomon Island were also withdrawn. No immediate report of loss has been received. The island of New Britain has more than 500,000 people.
There is no threat of tsunami even in Australia
The Meteorological Bureau of Australia said that there is no threat of tsunami in the country, which is the closest neighbor of Papua New Guinea. No warnings were issued for New Zealand. Papua New Guinea is located on the Pacific “Ring of Fire” around the Pacific Ocean, where most of the world’s earthquakes and volcanic activity occur.
What is the ring of fire?
A vast area around the Pacific Ocean is called “Ring of Fire”. The region is approximately 40,000 km long and includes boundaries of many countries, such as Japan, Indonesia, Philippines, New Zealand, Chile, Peru, and the western coast of the United States. It was named “Ring of Fire” because it exists the world’s most active volcanoes and earthquake areas. It is located on the edges of the Earth’s tectonic plates, where the speed of the plates causes frequent explosions and seismic activities. For example, around 75% of the world’s active volcanoes are here and more than 90% earthquakes fall into this area. (Input-AP)
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