Last week, Papua New Guinea was shaken by a violent 7.5 magnitude earthquake, generating landslides and floods. The quake killed at least 15 people and injuring dozens more.
As Papua New Guinea was beginning to recover, another earthquake hit the small island today, measuring at magnitude 6.7 — that’s the equivalent to California’s Northridge earthquake in 1994. Two more aftershocks followed — 5.0 and 5.1. Bringing the death toll to at least 67 people killed from the earthquakes in Papua New Guinea. Around 150,000 people require aid after these earthquakes and aftershocks.
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- Followed by more earthquakes, known as aftershocks
- Household items dangerously tossed
- Collapsed buildings
- Damaged utilities, roads, bridges, and dams
- Tsunamis, fires, landslides, and avalanches
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Reference:
https://weather.com/news/news/2018-03-06-papua-new-guinea-earthquake-porgera
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/strong-quake-shakes-remote-papua-guinea-region-53553872