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April 17, 2012. Strong earthquake off Papua New Guinea coast

SOURCE: Altegrity Risk International

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the northern coast of Papua New Guinea on April 17th. The quake struck at a depth of 125.5 miles and was centered 137km north of Lae, the country's second-largest city. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said no destructive Pacific-wide tsunami was expected. Papua New Guinea is on the geologically active Pacific Ring of Fire and suffers many earthquakes, but often avoids major damage and casualties because most of its people live in light and flexible housing that is better prepared to withstand the impact of an earthquake.