So, the epicenter of the elements was at a depth of 10 km, and the main shock line of the earthquake formed 182 km from the city of Madang. There is no information about the victims or dead. The authorities of the island announced the urgent evacuation of all residents of the western islands, who will be able to wait out the consequences of the elements in the temporarily erected camps. Shops, schools and municipalities are temporarily closed.

Limited traffic on the roads, several airports canceled flights because of the possibility of deteriorating weather conditions.

Earlier, near the coast of Alaska, an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.2 points. According to preliminary data, the earthquake focus was at a depth of ten kilometers. The earthquake is concentrated at 256 kilometers southeast of Kadia.

As reported in URA-Inform, recently a strong earthquake with an amplitude of six points occurred near the coast of India.