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M4.5 earthquake near Arawa, Bougainville

Name: M4.5 earthquake near Arawa, Bougainville
Start: 2016-03-06T22:06:14.27+00:00
Location: 89 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

3877 d ago · 6 Mar 2016, 22:06 UTC 89 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

What happened

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 89 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea on 6 Mar 2016, 22:06 UTC at a depth of 112 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 95 km away in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.

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First reported by USGS
17 Oct 2026, 08:07 UTC

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