Jakarta/Papua New Guinea - An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 also struck the Eastern New Guinea region in Papua New Guinea and an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck islands in western Indonesia on Sunday.

The quake, 80 km deep, hit the eastern Papua New Guinea region at about 9:45 am local time (2345 GMT Saturday), but the shaking was felt as far as the capital of Port Moresby, about 500 km away.

Papua New Guinea residents took to the social media sharing images and videos of cracked roads, damaged buildings and cars, and items falling off supermarket shelves.

The Indonesian quake prompted evacuation of about 200 people to higher ground, the country's disaster mitigation agency BNPB said.

The quake in the Mentawai Islands west of Sumatra struck at a depth of 27 km (17 miles) and was followed by one of magnitude 5.3 in the same area, authorities said.

Indonesia sits in the "Pacific Ring of Fire", a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes. The majority of Earth’s volcanoes and earthquakes take place along the Ring of Fire.