Papua New Guinea 1998 earthquake epicenter
![Simplistic map shows islands and fault lines are drawn on top with a star at the location of a 1998 earthquake.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/basemap1.jpg?itok=TSoiwm8a)
Detailed Description
New Guinea is a seismically active region, the site of an arc-continent collision, where tectonic plates are converging and sliding past each other. The tectonic boundaries and faulting in this region are very complex. Star shows the epicenter of the 1998 earthquake.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.