Three people died, 1000 houses were damaged due to 6.9 magnitude earthquake in Papua New Guinea.
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The quake struck around 6:20 a.m. Sunday in the East Sepik region near the town of Ambunti, about 756 kilometers from the capital Port Moresby, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported. East Sepik province Governor Alan Bird said on Facebook on Sunday that initial estimates said 1,000 houses had been destroyed in the area.
Port Moresby. At least three people have died and 1,000 houses have been significantly damaged by a 6.9 magnitude earthquake that struck a remote location in the western region of Papua New Guinea. The officers provided this information. The quake struck around 6:20 a.m. Sunday in the East Sepik region near the town of Ambunti, about 756 kilometers from the capital Port Moresby, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported.
East Sepik province Governor Alan Bird said on Facebook on Sunday that initial estimates said 1,000 houses had been destroyed in the area. The region has been suffering from widespread flooding since early March. Local emergency crews dealing with flooding were active in the area at the time of the earthquake.
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