Huge 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea, no Australian tsunami threat
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Huge 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea cracking roads, wrecking shops – and shaking parts of Australia
- 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit Eastern New Guinea region in Papua New Guinea
- Photos and video show damaged buildings, cars, roads and supermarkets
- Bureau of Meteorology said there is no immediate tsunami threat to Australia
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An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck the Eastern New Guinea region in Papua New Guinea on Sunday, reportedly damaging property and spreading panic among residents.
There were no reports of casualties, and no official confirmation of any damage to property.
The quake was at a depth of 80 km (49.7 miles) the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said.
The 7.6 earthquake struck the Eastern New Guinea region in Papua New Guinea on Sunday
The U.S tsunami warning system issued a tsunami warning after the quake but it later said the threat had passed.
The Bureau of Meteorology said there is no immediate tsunami threat to Australia.
Papua New Guinea residents took to the social media sharing images and videos of cracked roads, damaged buildings and cars, and items falling off supermarket shelves.
Photos of the earthquake in PNG shows debris inside homes (above), cracked roads and damaged buildings
Earthquakes are common in Papua New Guinea, which sits on the Pacific Ocean’s ‘Ring of Fire,’ a hotspot for seismic activity due to friction between tectonic plates.
A magnitude 7.5 quake rocked PNG’s remote mountainous highlands in 2018, killing more 100 people and damaging thousands of homes.