Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes off Papua New Guinea

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes off Papua New Guinea
# 25 April 2020 09:43 (UTC +04:00)

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake was registered on Saturday near Papua New Guinea, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, APA reports citing Sputnik.

The tremor was recorded at 02:53 GMT, 132 kilometers (82 miles) east of the city of Panguna on the island of Bougainville. The epicenter of the earthquake was located at a depth of 16.3 kilometers.

No tsunami alert has been declared after the earthquake.

Papua New Guinea is located in a seismically active zone known as the Ring of Fire and regularly suffers from earthquakes. The island of Bougainville is located along the border of three tectonic plates – Pacific, Solomon Sea and North Bismarck – which increases the seismic activity in the region.

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