NEW DELHI: A 6.9 magnitude earthquake that rocked northern Papua New Guinea on Sunday has destroyed greater than 1,000 houses, mentioned officers as authorities scramble to make sure aid within the flood-hit northern area.
“To this point round 1,000 houses have been misplaced,” mentioned East Sepik Governor Allan Hen, including that emergency crews had been “nonetheless assessing the influence” from a Sunday morning tremor that “broken most elements of the province”.
The “notable quake” hit some 88 kilometres (54 miles) southwest of Wewak, the USGS mentioned, a city of 25,000 those who serves because the capital of Papua New Guinea’s East Sepik province.
Earthquakes are widespread in Papua New Guinea, which sits on high of the seismic “Ring of Hearth” — an arc of intense tectonic exercise that stretches by way of Southeast Asia and throughout the Pacific basin.
Though they seldom trigger widespread harm within the sparsely populated jungle highlands, they’ll set off damaging landslides.
A minimum of seven folks had been killed in April final 12 months when a 7.0-magnitude quake hit a jungle-clad space within the nation’s inside.
Most of the island nation’s 9 million residents stay exterior main cities and cities, the place the troublesome terrain and lack of sealed roads can significantly hamstring search-and-rescue efforts.
(With AFP inputs)
“To this point round 1,000 houses have been misplaced,” mentioned East Sepik Governor Allan Hen, including that emergency crews had been “nonetheless assessing the influence” from a Sunday morning tremor that “broken most elements of the province”.
The “notable quake” hit some 88 kilometres (54 miles) southwest of Wewak, the USGS mentioned, a city of 25,000 those who serves because the capital of Papua New Guinea’s East Sepik province.
Earthquakes are widespread in Papua New Guinea, which sits on high of the seismic “Ring of Hearth” — an arc of intense tectonic exercise that stretches by way of Southeast Asia and throughout the Pacific basin.
Though they seldom trigger widespread harm within the sparsely populated jungle highlands, they’ll set off damaging landslides.
A minimum of seven folks had been killed in April final 12 months when a 7.0-magnitude quake hit a jungle-clad space within the nation’s inside.
Most of the island nation’s 9 million residents stay exterior main cities and cities, the place the troublesome terrain and lack of sealed roads can significantly hamstring search-and-rescue efforts.
(With AFP inputs)
