Viral: Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake Rocks Papua New Guinea on May 5, 2015 - Tsunami Alert Raised

Photos,Videos: Strong magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on May 5, 2015. Officials are now assessing the situation and response and rescue team were dispatched. There were no immediate reports on how much damages and casualties did the Magnitude 7.4 earthquake made.

According to USGS, the earthquake struck 133 km (83 miles) south-southwest of the town of Kokopo in the New Britain region at a depth of 63 km.

New Britain, the largest island of the Bismarck Archipelago, is east of mainland New Guinea and has a population of around 500,000 people.

The island lies on the 4,000-kilometer-long Pacific Australia plate, which forms part of the "Ring of Fire", a hotspot for seismic activity due to friction between tectonic plates. 

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