Powerful earthquake 6.9 Richter in Papua New Guinea: Risk of tsunami excluded

6,9 points of the Richter scale occurred at the late Saturday evening (23.03.2024) time of Greece. There’s no tsunami warning. According to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Institute, a 6.8 earthquake of the Richter scale was recorded on Saturday (6:22 in the morning local time, 22:22 Greek time) in Papua New Guinea. The epicenter of the powerful earthquake is located 25 km northeast of the city of Ambunti. The focal depth of the seismic vibration is at 50 km. However, the risk of tsunami to Australia was eliminated. confirmed by seismic data.⚠Preliminary info: M7.0 Follow the thread for the updates