A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck eastern Papua New Guinea (PNG) at 9:46 a.m. local time on Sept. 11, killing at least five people and damaging property.
According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), normal faulting occurred at a depth of approximately 90 kilometres (56 miles) beneath eastern PNG, near the northern edge of the Australian plate.
A local member of parliament Kessy Sawang told AFP that at least two people had died in remote villages, while Koranga Alluvial Mining said three miners had been buried alive.
The U.N. Country Team in PNG (UNCT PNG) said at least four deaths were due to being buried in landslides….