An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 strikes Papua New Guinea.

Arabian Sea Newspaper - Special

**Arab Sea - Follow-ups:** **An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale struck Papua New Guinea today.** **The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the epicenter of the quake was 142 kilometers south of the "Kokopo" area and at a depth of 10 kilometers.** **Papua New Guinea is located in the so-called Ring of Fire, an area that stretches along the coasts of the Pacific Ocean and is characterized by high seismic and volcanic activity. This region contains 90 percent of the world's active volcanoes. In February 2018, it witnessed a devastating earthquake that killed at least 100 people and caused landslides that buried dozens of villages.**