Earthquakes in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia

A strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake just happened this morning (September 13) in the Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea, but no tsunami warning was issued, according to AFP. There are no reports of damage yet.

The US Geological Survey said the earthquake occurred at 8:44 am 13.9 (local time) with an epicenter at a depth of 34 km, off the coastal town of Wewak about 44 km east. and about 732 km north of the capital Port Moresby.

Reportedly, Papua New Guinea is located on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" , where earthquakes and volcanic eruptions often occur.

In 1998, a powerful earthquake caused a devastating tsunami that killed more than 2,000 people in the northwest region of the country.

In the morning, off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, there was also a magnitude 5 earthquake. No reports of casualties, tsunami warnings were not given.

The earthquake occurred at 1 hour 23 minutes on September 13 (local time), with epicenter at a depth of 14m, about 213km west of Tanjungkarang-Telukbetung city on Sumatra island, according to the Geological Survey Agency American quality.