07 May 2024,   11:15
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7.6 magnitude earthquake shook Papua New Guinea

A 7.6 magnitude earthquake shook Papua New Guinea, damaging buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least 5 people.

The United States Geological Survey said the earthquake struck at a depth of 61km (38 miles), about 67km (41 miles) from the eastern town of Kainantu, on Sunday morning.

The nation’s leader, James Marape, said the earthquake was “massive” and told people to be cautious, but said he expected the damage to be less than that from a 2018 earthquake and series of aftershocks, which killed an estimated 150 people.

However, the scale of the damage and number of casualties from Sunday’s earthquake was still unclear.

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