Published: April 07, 2018 13:08:41 | Updated: April 07, 2018 16:30:44
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A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.3 rocked the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea on Saturday, the European earthquake monitoring service reported.
The very shallow quake was only two kms (1.2 miles) deep and 93 km (58 miles) southwest of Porgera in the Enga province, said the EMSC.
A Reuters report says quakes are common in Papua New Guinea, which sits on the Pacific’s ‘Ring of Fire’, a hotspot for seismic activity due to friction between tectonic plates.
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