{"id":45411,"date":"2024-09-01T17:29:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T21:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=45411"},"modified":"2024-09-01T17:32:19","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T21:32:19","slug":"strong-6-4-magnitude-earthquake-hits-papua-new-guinea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/strong-6-4-magnitude-earthquake-hits-papua-new-guinea\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake has struck Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea, with strong shaking felt across the area, according to seismologists. There was no immediate word on possible damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The earthquake, which struck at 7:13 a.m. local time on Monday, was centered near Tokuaka on the southern coast of the island, about 178 kilometers (111 miles) southeast of Buka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.S. Geological Survey (<a href=\"https:\/\/earthquake.usgs.gov\/earthquakes\/eventpage\/pt24245000\/executive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">USGS<\/a>) said the earthquake had a magnitude of 6.4, down from an initial estimate of 6.6. It struck at a depth of about 41 kilometers (25 miles), making it a relatively shallow earthquake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An estimated 32,000 people live within 30 kilometers (18 miles) of the epicenter, according to the United Nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Computer models from the USGS estimate that up to 366,000 people could have felt Monday&#8217;s earthquake, including 71,000 people who may have experienced &#8220;strong&#8221; shaking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was no immediate word from the remote area about the possibility of damage or casualties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earthquakes in Papua New Guinea, a mountainous nation on the Pacific Ring of Fire, do rarely cause major damage because many structures are light and flexible. This allows them to bend, rather than snap, when a major earthquake occurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, earthquakes in the country are capable of causing major landslides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit Papua New Guinea in September 2022, killing at least 21 people and injuring dozens more. And in 2018, a series of strong earthquakes hit the country, killing at least 200 people. Many deaths were caused by landslides.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake has struck Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea, with strong shaking felt across the area, according to seismologists. There was no immediate word on possible damage. 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