Significant 5.3 quake hits near Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
5.3 quake 1 Nov 4:46 am (GMT +11)

Just 11 minutes ago, a 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. The tremor was recorded early morning on Friday, November 1st, 2024, at 4:46 am local time, at a shallow depth of 10 km below the surface.
The event was filed by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the first seismological agency to report it.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.1. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.6.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Buin (pop. 750) located 38 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Panguna (pop. 2,900) located 62 km from the epicenter, Arawa (pop. 40,300) 73 km away, and Kieta (pop. 3,600) 77 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Nov 1, 2024 04:46 am (Bougainville time) local time (31 Oct 2024 17:46 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.3
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.86°S / 155.37°E (Papua New Guinea)
Primary data source: GFZ
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