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M4.5 earthquake near Arawa, Bougainville

Name: M4.5 earthquake near Arawa, Bougainville
Start: 2016-12-17T12:35:36.57+00:00
Location: 110 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

3591 d ago · 17 Dec 2016, 12:35 UTC 110 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

What happened

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 110 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea on 17 Dec 2016, 12:35 UTC at a depth of 95 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Arawa, about 120 km away in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.

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First reported by USGS
17 Oct 2026, 08:25 UTC

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