Massive 7.5 earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea.
A 7.7 earthquake has hit an island in Papua New Guinea. Officials has issued a tsunami alert for parts of the Pacific close to the earthquake.The quake was centered about 28 miles northeast of the city of Kokopo and struck at a relatively shallow depth of 6 miles.
While shallow quakes tend to cause more damage on the surface, the USGS estimated that damage and injuries could be lower because of the region’s relatively sparse population. Papua New Guinea is off the northeast coast of Australia and sits on the Pacific's"ring of fire," an arc of seismic faults around the ocean where many quakes and volcanic activity take place.David K. Li is a breaking news reporter for NBC News.
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