A powerful M7.6 earthquake destroyed hundreds of buildings! Disaster in Papua New Guinea

A powerful M7.6 earthquake destroyed hundreds of buildings! Disaster in Papua New Guinea Natural disaster 11 September 2022. A massive 7.6 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea causing landslides, cracking roads and damaging buildings. The quake struck at a depth of 90 kilometers near Kainantu, a town with a population of roughly 8,500 people, the United States Geological Survey reported. Papua New Guinea is vulnerable to earthquakes because it lies along the “Ring of Fire” in the Pacific Ocean People most at risk from volcanic eruptions and earthquakes live in countries that lie along the Ring of Fire, including Chile, Japan, the US west coast. #earthquake #PapuaNewGuinea #landslide #guinea #Naturaldisasters A natural disaster is a serious adverse event caused by natural processes on Earth; Examples include floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, storms, rain, hail, wildfires, waves, wind, snow, weather, and other geological processes.