Papua New Guinea

Videos of the aftermath of a 7.6 magnitude quake show cracked roads and damaged buildings.

A magnitude 7.5 quake rocked the country’s remote mountainous highlands in 2018, killing more 100 people and damaging thousands of homes. 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. Videos of the aftermath of a 7.6 magnitude quake show cracked roads and damaged buildings.

Renagi Ravu was meeting with two colleagues at his home in the Papua New Guinea highlands Sunday morning when a huge magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck.

“They are starting to clean up their houses and the streets,” he said. He said there are many scattered settlements in the highlands, and tens of thousands of people might have been affected. According to the U.S. A magnitude 7.5 earthquake in 2018 in the nation's central region killed at least 125 people. He said friends elsewhere in Kainantu had messaged him with descriptions of cracked roads, broken pipes and fallen debris, but hadn't described major building collapses or injuries. His children, ages 9 and 2, had their drinks and breakfast spill over.

A 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit off eastern Papua New Guinea on Sunday, prompting a tsunami warning from the US Geological Survey.

The quake struck at a depth of 61 kilometres (38 miles), about 67 kilometres from the town of Kainantu, the USGS said. Power outages and damage to buildings were reported in parts of Papua New Guinea, with shaking felt widely in the country from towns near the epicentre to the capital of Port Moresby, about 300 miles (480 kilometres) away. A 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit off eastern Papua New Guinea on Sunday, with locals reporting damage to buildings near the coastal town of Madang and further inland.

A 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit off eastern Papua New Guinea on Sunday, with locals reporting damage to buildings near the coastal town of Madang and further ...

Images and video of damage to a university in the eastern highland town of Goroka showed large cracks appearing in walls and window awnings falling during the quake. Power outages and damage to buildings were reported in parts of Papua New Guinea, with shaking felt widely in the country from towns near the epicenter to the capital of Port Moresby, about 300 miles (480 kilometers) away. A 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit off eastern Papua New Guinea on Sunday, with locals reporting damage to buildings near the coastal town of Madang and further inland.

JAKARTA (Reuters) -- About 200 people evacuated to higher ground after an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck islands in western Indonesia on Sunday, c.

Mentawai resident Nurjuli Hasanah told Reuters the quake felt strong and shook her wooden house. There was no danger of tsunami. JAKARTA (Reuters) -- About 200 people evacuated to higher ground after an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck islands in western Indonesia on Sunday, causing some property damage, the country's disaster mitigation agency BNPB said.

PORT MORESBY: A 7.6 magnitude earthquake rattled Papua New Guinea Sunday, damaging buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least one person, ...

It was "very strong," said Hivi Apokore, a worker at the Jais Aben Resort near Madang told Agence France-Presse. The quake struck at a depth of 61 kilometers (38 miles), about 67 kilometers from the town of Kainantu, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake was also felt in the city of Padang, the capital of Western Sumatra province, where residents left their homes after the tremor shook buildings, according to an AFP journalist. The quake was felt as far away as the capital Port Moresby, at a distance of about 300 miles (480 kilometers). "National and provincial disaster agencies, as well as leaders, have been asked to assess the damage and injuries to people and attend to these as soon as possible." She said there had been "major damages" and fears of more "injuries and deaths" in villages along the Finisterre range and in some coastal areas.

A 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook Papua New Guinea Sunday, damaging buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least two people, with several more ...

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PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — A 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook Papua New Guinea Sunday, damaging buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least ...

It’s challenging,” said Nellie Pumai of Manolos Aviation, which had transported one person out and was trying to return. State-backed communications firm DataCo said it was experiencing “multiple service disruptions” to the operation of a domestic undersea communications cable as well as the PIPE Pacific Cable 1 that runs from Sydney to Guam. The quake struck at a depth of 61 kilometres (38 miles), about 67 kilometres from the town of Kainantu, according to the US Geological Survey. The nation’s leader, James Marape, said the quake was “massive” and told people to be cautious, but said he expected the damage to be less than that from a 2018 quake and series of aftershocks, which killed an estimated 150 people. However, the scale of the damage and number of casualties from Sunday’s quake was still unclear. It was “very strong”, said Hivi Apokore, a worker at the Jais Aben Resort near the coastal town of Madang.

A 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook Papua New Guinea Sunday, damaging buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least five people, with several others ...

It's challenging," said Nellie Pumai of Manolos Aviation, which had transported one person out and was trying to return. State-backed communications firm DataCo said it was experiencing "multiple service disruptions" to the operation of a domestic undersea communications cable as well as the PIPE Pacific Cable 1 that runs from Sydney to Guam. The nation's leader, James Marape, said the quake was "massive" and told people to be cautious, but said he expected the damage to be less than that from a 2018 quake and series of aftershocks, which killed an estimated 150 people.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — At least three people are dead after a powerful earthquake hit a remote part of Papua New Guinea Sunday morning, authorities say.

It sits on the Pacific’s “Ring of Fire,” the arc of seismic faults around the Pacific Ocean where much of the world’s earthquakes and volcanic activity occurs. Masange said it could take some time to assess the full extent of the injuries and damage in the region. “They are starting to clean up their houses and the streets,” he said. According to the U.S. [magnitude 7.5 earthquake in 2018](https://apnews.com/article/f17f75b504734c4cb6f844b98c6c6be3) in the nation’s central region killed at least 125 people. He said friends elsewhere in Kainantu had messaged him with descriptions of cracked roads, broken pipes and fallen debris, but hadn’t described major building collapses or injuries.

(AP) -- The U.S. Geological Survey has detected a. 7.6-magnitude earthquake in northeastern Papua New Guinea. The quake hit at 6:46 a.m. Initial readings ...

At least 3 people are dead after a powerful earthquake hit a remote part of Papua New Guinea. Some buildings and roads were also damaged in the jolt.

It sits on the Pacific's "Ring of Fire," the arc of seismic faults around the Pacific Ocean where much of the world's earthquakes and volcanic activity occurs. "They are starting to clean up their houses and the streets," he said. According to the U.S. Masange said it could take some time to assess the full extent of the injuries and damage in the region. A magnitude 7.5 earthquake in 2018 in the nation's central region killed at least 125 people. Other people had been injured from falling structures or debris, and there was damage to some health centers, homes, rural roads and highways, Masange told The Associated Press.

The three people died in a landslide in the gold-mining town of Wau, said Morobe Provincial Disaster Director Charley Masange. Other people had been injured ...

That quake hit areas that are remote and undeveloped, and assessments about the scale of the damage and injuries were slow to filter out. It sits on the Pacific's "Ring of Fire," the arc of seismic faults around the Pacific Ocean where much of the world's earthquakes and volcanic activity occurs. Masange said it could take some time to assess the full extent of the injuries and damage in the region. "They are starting to clean up their houses and the streets," he said. According to the U.S. Other people had been injured from falling structures or debris, and there was damage to some health centers, homes, rural roads and highways, Masange told The Associated Press.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Renagi Ravu was meeting with two colleagues at his home in the Papua New Guinea highlands Sunday morning, Sept.

SunStar website welcomes friendly debate, but comments posted on this site do not necessarily reflect the views of the SunStar management and its affiliates. 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. local time, with the epicenter 67 kilometers east of Kainantu, a sparsely populated area. He said there are many scattered settlements in the highlands, and tens of thousands of people might have been affected. “They are starting to clean up their houses and the streets,” he said. A magnitude 7.5 earthquake in 2018 in the nation’s central region killed at least 125 people.

Renagi Ravu was meeting with two colleagues at his home in the Papua New Guinea highlands Sunday morning when a huge magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck.

This site uses cookies to assist with navigation, analyse your use of our services, collect data for ads personalisation and provide content from third parties. "They are starting to clean up their houses and the streets," he said. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. He said there are many scattered settlements in the highlands, and tens of thousands of people might have been affected. He said friends elsewhere in Kainantu had messaged him with descriptions of cracked roads, broken pipes and fallen debris, but hadn't described major building collapses or injuries. "It's a common thing that earthquakes are felt here, but it usually doesn't last as long and is not as violent as this one," Ravu said.

At least five people were killed and several households were damaged after a massive earthquake hit Papua New Guinea (PNG) early on Sunday morning, ...

The largest earthquake in the region was an M8.2 shallow thrust fault event in the northern Papua province of Indonesia that killed 166 people in 1996. The epicentre of the quake was located at a depth of 61.4 km. The tremor was recorded 67 km East of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea.

At least five people were killed and several households were damaged after a massive earthquake struck Papua New Guinea (PNG) on Sunday.

The Prime Minister of PNG, James Marape, stated that the earthquake was "massive" and told people to be cautious. According to ANI, the earthquake also triggered landslides. The 7.6 magnitude quake struck at a depth of 90 kilometres near Kainantu town.