M5.1 earthquake near Arawa, Bougainville
2100 d ago · 15 Jan 2021, 20:18 UTC 88 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
What happened
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 88 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea on 15 Jan 2021, 20:18 UTC at a depth of 10 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Arawa, about 93 km away in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.
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First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC
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