![]() He said friends elsewhere in Kainantu had messaged him with descriptions of cracked roads, broken pipes and fallen debris, but hadn't described major building collapses or injuries. On Sunday morning, Ravu was still sorting through the damage to his home, which he said likely included a broken sewer pipe judging from the smell. Geological Survey has detected a 7.6-magnitude earthquake in northeastern Papua New Guinea. "It was quite intense."ĭebris lies strewn across the floor in the kitchen of Renagi Ravu's house in Kainantu, following a strong earthquake in northeastern Papua New Guinea, Sunday Sept. "It's a common thing that earthquakes are felt here, but it usually doesn't last as long and is not as violent as this one," Ravu said. He said there are many scattered settlements in the highlands, and tens of thousands of people might have been affected. Ravu said that about 10,000 people live in and around his town of Kainantu, which is located 66 kilometers (41 miles) from the quake's epicenter and was the nearest big town to the quake. The extent of the damage and whether there have been serious injuries or deaths from the quake was not clear in the immediate aftermath in the remote and underdeveloped region. Ravu, who is a geologist, said he tried to calm everybody as the shaking continued for more than a minute. His children, ages 9 and 2, had their drinks and breakfast spill over. ![]() Ravu tried to stand up from his chair but couldn't maintain his balance and ended up in a kind of group hug with his colleagues, while plates and cups crashed from his shelves to the ground.
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