A powerful magnitude 6.9 earthquake in Papua New Guinea has killed at least five people and destroyed an estimated 1,000 homes, local officials confirmed.
PORT MORESBY (Papua New Guinea), March 25 At least five people were killed and an estimated 1,000 homes destroyed when a magnitude 6.9 earthquake rocked flood-stricken northern.
Earthquake Today: The United States Geological Survey recorded the depth of the earthquake at 35 km and measured the epicentre at 32 km east-north-east of the small settlement of Ambunti in northern Papua New Guinea.
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