There was an earthquake of 7.5 on Papua New Guinea and a tsunami warning

The country is located in the "Pacific Fire Belt", an area of ​​significant volcanic and seismic activity.

According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), a 7.5-magnitude earthquake shook the coast of Papua New Guinea and triggered a tsunami warning.

The country is located in the "Pacific Fire Belt", where the collision between tectonic plates tends to cause earthquakes and significant volcanic activity. Last week, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake was recorded.

The epicenter of the earthquake occurred 44 kilometers northeast of the island of Kokopo and 10 kilometers deep. In response to this data, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued an alert.

"It was huge, really huge, very alarming," said Megan Martin, director of a tourist resort in Kokopo, Ropopo Plantation.

The tsunami warning center said that "according to the preliminary parameters (…), tsunami waves could occur on the shores located within a 1,000 km radius of the tsunami." epicenter of the earthquake ".

In February 2018, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the mountainous region of the country, causing the fall of houses and avalanches in which at least 125 people died.

The scale of the disaster was only known several days later, due to weak infrastructure and media in Papua New Guinea.

(TN)