The U.S. Geological Survey announced an earthquake in Papua New Guinea with a magnitude of 6.7 on Friday afternoon. The quake was centered about 200 miles northeast of Port Moresby and had a depth of 28 miles. No tsunami warning was issued, according to the Tsunami Warning Center. Papua New Guinea is on the Ring of Fire that is prone to frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
I was surprised to see this article as the main page for the "world" section of the news. This earthquake was a moderate one, and caused little damage, which surprises me why they actually did an article on it. This area is very vulnerable to earthquakes, plus it has high resilience to recover from a quake, so this is nothing new or large in the realm of environmental hazards.
Article Here:
http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/14/world/asia/papua-new-guinea-earthquake/index.html?hpt=wo_bn4
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