Strong earthquake hits Papua New Guinea : 6.2

A powerful earthquake has struck Papua New Guinea. Its magnitude was 6.2 on the Richter scale. A powerful earthquake hit the Pacific country on Saturday (February 25).

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported on Sunday. The organization also said, but there is no danger of tsunami.

According to reports, the earthquake hit Kandrian, Papua New Guinea at 9:24 PM local time on Saturday. According to the USGS, the depth of the earthquake was 38.2 kilometers from the surface.

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According to the US Geological Survey, no damage has been reported yet in this earthquake. No tsunami warning was issued. The depth of this earthquake at the origin was 38 km.

The city of Kimbe, about 80 kilometers away from the origin of the earthquake, was also shaken by this earthquake. Vanessa Hughes, a worker at the Walindi Plantation Resort near the city, said she felt the tremors.

Earthquakes are quite common in Papua New Guinea. The country is located in the 'Rings of Fire' of the Pacific Ocean. The region is also a hotspot for earthquakes due to friction between tectonic plates.

Meanwhile, on Saturday, a strong earthquake hit the northern island of Hokkaido in Japan. On Saturday at 7:27 pm Bangladesh time, the eastern part of Hokkaido island was shaken by an earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale. However, no tsunami warning was issued after this earthquake.

Earlier in 2018, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit Papua New Guinea. At that time, hundreds of people lost their lives and thousands of houses were damaged in the country.